Michael Christie (Canada) received his Masters of Fine Art in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. Prior to this, he worked in a homeless shelter in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and provided outreach to people with severe mental illness. He is currently a senior writer for Color Magazine, an award-winning skateboarding/art publication. Gritty and powerful, Christie’s debut short story collection, The Beggar’s Garden, a finalist for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, contains nine linked stories that follow a diverse group of characters including a bank manager, a mental patient and a car thief as they drift in and out of each other’s lives.
Upcoming Events
Thursday October 27, 2011
IFOA Hamilton: Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Finalists
- 7 PM
- Hamilton
- Art Gallery of Hamilton, Tanenbaum Pavilion
Cost: $10
Readings by the authors shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.