| Lindsay Wong | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
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. The book, a humorous memoir about her Chinese Canadian family's history of mental illness, won the 2019 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize and was a shortlisted finalist for the 2019 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.
Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Wong wrote the book while pursuing graduate studies at Columbia University in New York City.
The Woo-Woo was selected for the 2019 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by Joe Zee, and was longlisted for the 2019 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.
Wong's latest book, Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality: Stories, came out in 2023 to great acclaim.
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.
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