Wayson Choy

Wayson Choy (崔維新 Pinyin: Cuī Wéixīn ; Jyutping: Ceoi1 Wai4-san1) (born April 20, 1939) is a Canadian writer.

Early life

Choy was born in Vancouver in 1939. Being a Chinese Canadian, he spent his childhood in Vancouver's Chinatown.

Choy graduated from Gladstone Secondary School and went on to attend the University of British Columbia, where he studied creative writing.

Career

Choy moved to Toronto in 1962, Choy taught at Humber College from 1967 to 2004. He continues to teach at the Humber School for Writers. He was president of Cahoots Theatre Company of Toronto from 1999 to 2002.

Choy is the author of the novel "The Jade Peony" (1995) which won the Trillium Book Award and the City of Vancouver Book Award. He also wrote the memoir "" (1999), which won the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction and was nominated for a Governor General's Award.

Choy's latest novel, "All That Matters", was published in 2004 and was nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. In 2005, he was named a member of the Order of Canada.

Bibliography

Novels

*"The Jade Peony" — 1995
*"All That Matters" — 2004

Memoirs

*"" — 1999
*"Not Yet" — 2009

References

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=HomePage&Params=A1 The Canadian Encyclopedia - Choy, Wayson]
* [http://www.asiancanadian.net/waysonchoy_interview.html Interview by asiancanadian.net]
* [http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile.cfm?article_id=1418 Quill & Quire Author Profile]
* [http://www.canadianimmigrant.org/IMMIGRANTSTORIES/ImmigrantstoriesbyCanadianauthors.htm Immigrant Stories by Canadian Authors]