Ami McKay

Ami McKay (born 1968) is an American Canadian novelist, playwright and journalist.

Personal life and education McKay was born in Lebanon, Indiana in 1968 and was raised in rural Indiana. Later in life, McKay learned that she carries the gene.

Awards and recognition In 2003, McKay was an apprentice in the WFNS Mentorship program, where she was paired with Richard Cumyn.

In 2011, The Birth House was one of five finalists in CBC's Canada Reads, having been championed by TV host and designer Debbie Travis.

In 2012, McKay received the Established Artist Recognition Award from the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council / Province of Nova Scotia. The same year, The Virgin Cure won the Atlantic Independent Booksellers' Association "Bookseller's Choice of the Year" award.

In 2017, CBC Books included The Birth House on their "100 novels that make you proud to be Canadian" list in the 69th position.

Writing credits

Books

Fiction

The Birth House, Knopf Canada (2006) The Virgin Cure, Knopf Canada (2011) The Witches of New York, Knopf Canada (2016) Half Spent Was the Night, Knopf Canada (2018)

Nonfiction

Before My Time: A Memoir of Love and Fate, Vintage Books Canada (2021) Daughter of Family G: A Memoir of Cancer Genes, Love and Fate, Knopf Canada (2019) Prior to publication, segments of Daughter of Family G were featured on CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition In 2003, a segment of Daughter of Family G was selected to air on Soundprint and aired on National Public Radio stations throughout the U.S.

Other

Jerome: The Historical Spectacle, Gaspereau Press 2008 First staged by Two Planks and Passion Theatre Company August 1–17, 2008 at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts "Christ on a Bike," published in Room of One's Own Magazine Kitchen Ghosts, Feature Documentary for CBC Radio's Outfront The Midwife House, Feature Webumentary for CBC Radio's Outfront From Smart Girl to Scat Girl, Feature Documentary for CBC Radio's Outfront Learning to Box, Personal Essay for CBC Radio's First Person Singular

Affiliations The Writers Federation of Nova Scotia - Writer's Council Member PEN Canada & the PEN Canada Rapid Action Network Writing Fellow at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts