About: Ann Y. K. Choi

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Ann Y.K. Choi is a Canadian author and educator. 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 a finalist for the 2016 Toronto Book Awards.[5] The novel was also longlisted for the 2017 Frank Hegyi Award (Ottawa Independent Writers) and was a finalist for the 2017 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in the literary fiction category. In November 2017, the Korean Canadian Heritage Awards committee recognized Ann for outstanding contributions to Korean culture within Canada. The award was presented to her by Consul General of the Republic of Korea, Kang Jeong-Sik.

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  • Ann Y.K. Choi is a Canadian author and educator. 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 a finalist for the 2016 Toronto Book Awards.[5] The novel was also longlisted for the 2017 Frank Hegyi Award (Ottawa Independent Writers) and was a finalist for the 2017 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in the literary fiction category. In November 2017, the Korean Canadian Heritage Awards committee recognized Ann for outstanding contributions to Korean culture within Canada. The award was presented to her by Consul General of the Republic of Korea, Kang Jeong-Sik. In 2018, she was selected as a judge for the 2018 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.[6] In October 2020, Ann released her children’s book, Once Upon An Hour, with Orca Book Publishers. The book made several anticipated Fall 2020 book lists including CBC Books and 49th Shelf, and was selected as Picture Book-of-the Month by The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD Kids). (en)
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  • Ann Y.K. Choi is a Canadian author and educator. 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 a finalist for the 2016 Toronto Book Awards.[5] The novel was also longlisted for the 2017 Frank Hegyi Award (Ottawa Independent Writers) and was a finalist for the 2017 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in the literary fiction category. In November 2017, the Korean Canadian Heritage Awards committee recognized Ann for outstanding contributions to Korean culture within Canada. The award was presented to her by Consul General of the Republic of Korea, Kang Jeong-Sik. (en)
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