Christy Ann Conlin is a
Canadian writer from
Nova Scotia.
Originally from
Welsford in the
Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia, she studied theatre at the
University of Ottawa, education at
Acadia University, and creative writing at the
University of British Columbia. Her debut novel, ''Heave'', was published in 2002, and was shortlisted for the
Amazon.ca First Novel Award
The Amazon.ca First Novel Award, formerly the Books in Canada First Novel Award, is a Canadian literary award, co-presented by Amazon.ca and ''The Walrus'' to the best first novel in English language, English published the previous year by a citize ...
and the
Thomas Head Raddall Award
The Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award is a Canadian literary award administered by the Atlantic Book Awards & Festival for the best work of adult fiction published in the previous year by a writer from the Atlantic provinces. in 2003. She followed up with the young adult novel ''Dead Time'' in 2011, and her second adult novel ''The Memento'' in 2016.
Her first short story collection, ''Watermark'', was published in 2019, and was a runner-up for the
Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2020.
Conlin's latest novel, ''The Speed of Mercy'', was published in 2021.
[ Robert J. Wiersema]
"There’s something magic in Nova Scotia writer Christy Ann Conlin powerful new novel 'The Speed of Mercy'"
''Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...
'', March 21, 2021.
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21st-century Canadian novelists
21st-century Canadian short story writers
21st-century Canadian women writers
Canadian women novelists
Canadian women short story writers
People from Kings County, Nova Scotia
Writers from Nova Scotia
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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