Michael Kenyon
Michael Chadwick Kenyon (born 1953) is a Canadian writer from British Columbia, who won the ReLit Award for fiction in 2010 for his novel The Beautiful Children. He was also a ReLit poetry nominee in the same year for The Last House. His debut novel, Kleinberg, was a shortlisted finalist for the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 1992, and for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book, Canada/Caribbean.
Michael Kenyon
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- 1953
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- poet
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Michael Kenyon appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a poet (born 1953).
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Michael Kenyon was born in 1953.
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According to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the recorded place of activity of Michael Kenyon is Vancouver.
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His other books have included the novels The Biggest Animals and A Year at River Mountain, and the short story collection Parallel Rivers.
Michael Kenyon (born 1953) is a Canadian poet.
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- 2."Winners of ReLit Awards announced". The Globe and Mail, October 22, 2010.
- 3."Shortlists announced for ReLit Awards". National Post, August 31, 2010.
- 4."Finalists named for book award". The Globe and Mail, February 25, 1992.
- 5."Mistry tops Atwood for award". Ottawa Citizen, July 16, 1992.
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