Michael V. Smith



Michael V. Smith is a Canadian novelist, poet and filmmaker

Life
Originally from Cornwall, Ontario Smith is a graduate of the University of British Columbia's Creative Writing program. Smith lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

He has published two novels, and a book of poetry, What You Can't Have.

Smith is openly gay. He has also made a number of short films, several of which have garnered awards from the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in Toronto.

He served on the jury of the 2012 Dayne Ogilvie Prize, selecting Amber Dawn as that year's winner.

Recognition
His debut novel, Cumberland, was nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 2002. He has also been a nominee for the Journey Prize, and was the inaugural winner of the Dayne Ogilvie Grant,

Novels

 * Cumberland. Toronto: Cormorant Books, 2002. ISBN 1-896951-36-8
 * Progress: A novel. Toronto: Cormorant Books, 2011. ISBN 1770860002

Poetry

 * What You Can't Have. Winnipeg, MB: Signature Editions, 2006.

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