Ann Y. K. Choi
Ann Y.K. Choi is a Canadian author and educator.
Biography
Choi immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada from Chung-Ju, South Korea, in 1975. She attended the University of Toronto where she studied English, Sociology, and Education (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE/UT)). Choi also graduated from the Humber School for Writers working with David Adams Richards as her mentor and the Creative Writing Certificate Program at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies (UTCS) with Dennis Bock, Alexandra Leggat, and Kelli Deeth as her instructors. She received the Marina Nemat Award in 2012 for top final manuscript. In 2016, she completed her Master of Fine Arts Degree (MFA) in Creative Writing from National University in San Diego, California.
Choi's debut novel, Kay's Lucky Coin Variety, was published by Simon & Schuster Canada in May 2016.The story, set in downtown Toronto during the late 1980s, was inspired by Choi's own experience working and living above her family variety store. The novel was shortlisted for the 2016 Toronto Book Awards. Choi also works as a high school teacher with the York Region District School Board.
References
Ann Y.K. Choi Official Publisher Page