Ami McKay began her writing career as a freelancer for CBC Radio. Her work has aired on Maritime Magazine, Outfront, This Morning and Sunday Edition. Her documentary, Daughter of Family G won an Excellence in Journalism Medallion at the 2003 Atlantic Journalism Awards. She was a finalist in the Writers' Union of Canada's Short Prose Competition as well as the recipient of a grant from the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage. McKay was born in rural Indiana, but now lives with her husband and two sons on the Bay of Fundy. A freelancer or (freelance worker) is a self-employed person working in a profession or trade in which full-time employment is also common. ... CBC Radio is the English language radio division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... This Morning was a Canadian radio program, which aired from 1997 to 2002 on CBC Radio One. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None (English,French,Gaelic) Flower Trailing arbutus Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area... The Bay of Fundy (French: baie de Fundy) is a bay located on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. ...

The Birth House is McKay's first published effort and reached the number-1 spot on Canadian best sellers lists^{[citation needed]}.

Awards and Recognition

• November 2002 - May 2003 Apprentice in the WFNS Mentorship Program Paired with Richard Cumyn
• October 2003 - Daughter of Family G was selected to air on Soundprint, and aired on National Public Radio stations throughout the U.S.
• May 2003 Atlantic Journalism Awards - Excellence in Journalism Award (Finalist in the Feature Writing for Radio Category, Daughter of Family G)
• April 2003 Gabriel Award Nomination, Daughter of Family G
• January 2003 Finalist in the Writers' Union of Canada Short Prose Competition, Illumination
• March 2004 - 2nd Place in the The H.R.(Bill) Percy Prize for Unpublished Novel by the Writer's Federation of Nova Scotia.

Writing Credits

• The Birth House: A Novel Published by Knopf(Canada),4th Estate (UK), Harper Collins (US), also in Holland and Germany
• Christ on a Bike, Short Story, Room of One's Own Magazine
• Daughter of Family G, Feature Documentary for CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition.
• 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
• Associate editor of fiction for The Antigonish Review

See also

• List of Canadian writers

This is a list of Canadian literary figures, including poets, novelists, childrens writers, essayists, and scholars. ...

External links

• Her website with many extras about her book, her writing and a Hysteria Quiz.
• Her Blog A regularly updated blog that goes back several years. Very interesting for those who want to track a writer's journey from dreamy, unpublished obscurity to international bestselling author.