Lindsay Wong
Lindsay Wong is a Canadian writer, whose memoir The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family was published in 2018.[1] The book, a humorous memoir about her Chinese Canadian family's history of mental illness,[2] won the 2019 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize[3] and was a shortlisted finalist for the 2019 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.[4]
Lindsay Wong | |
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 Lindsay Wong in 2022 | |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Notable works | The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family |
| Notable awards | Hubert Evans Non-Fiction 2019 |
| Website | |
| lindsaywongwriter | |
Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia,[5] Wong wrote the book while pursuing graduate studies at Columbia University in New York City.[1][6]
The Woo-Woo was selected for the 2019 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by Joe Zee,[7] and was longlisted for the 2019 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.[8]
Wong's latest book, Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality: Stories, came out in 2023 to great acclaim.[9]
References
- "Lindsay Wong uses humour to examine her family’s history of mental illness and supernatural beliefs". Toronto Star, October 6, 2018.
- "Why Lindsay Wong wrote a memoir about her family's mental health struggles". CBC Books, January 31, 2019.
- Janis Cleugh, "National praise for The Woo-Woo". The Tri-City News, May 17, 2019.
- "Elizabeth Hay, Terese Marie Mailhot, Lindsay Wong among Weston Prize finalists". Quill & Quire, September 19, 2018.
- "The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family". Quill & Quire, October 2018.
- "Read an excerpt from The Woo-Woo by Lindsay Wong". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2019-01-31. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10.
- "Chuck Comeau, Joe Zee, Lisa Ray take on Canada Reads battle of the books". CityNews, January 31, 2019.
- Jane van Koeverden, "Eden Robinson, Rick Mercer & Lindsay Wong longlisted for 2019 Leacock Medal for humour". CBC Books, April 23, 2019.
- "Review | Canadian writer Lindsay Wong's book 'Tell me Pleasant Things About Immortality' features ghosts, demons and the mysterious Deathlily". thestar.com. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-02-24.