Marty Chan (born May 11, 1965)[2] is a Chinese-Canadian author and playwright based in Edmonton, Alberta.[3] His works include Something Dead And Evil Lurks In The Cemetery And It's My Dad, The Bone House, Maggie's Last Dance, Mom, Dad - I'm Living with a White Girl, and The Forbidden Phoenix.[4] He is well known for his six-year run on CBC Radio of The Dim Sum Diaries, a series of short vignettes about his life growing up in small-town Northern Alberta as the only Chinese family around.[5] His two children's novels, The Mystery of the Frozen Brains and The Mystery of the Graffiti Ghoul, were based on the same experiences.[6]
He finished promoting his second children's bookThe Mystery of The Graffiti Ghoul, which is about Marty, a Chinese boy, trying to solve a mystery with his friend Remi. It has been nominated for a MYRCA (Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award), and has won the Diamond Willow Award. His third children's bookThe Mystery of the Mad Science Teacher is coming out soon. In March 2009 his new book, True Story, drew a book prize. He has visited many schools, and attended many events in Edmonton.[7]
In October 2022, he released an audio drama titled Double Trouble based on the Chinese folk tale "The Magic Cask" as part of The Other Path audio drama podcast by Ottawa, Ontario theatre company Odyssey Theatre.[8]
He graduated the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989.[5][9] He has received an Arts Achievement Award and a Performance Award from the City of Edmonton, for his contributions, such as serving as the Chair of the Edmonton Arts Council.[5]
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^Yan, Zhijun 严志军; Yan, Youping 严又萍. "陈泽桓" [Marty Chan]. Encyclopedia of China (in Chinese). Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
^. UManitoba.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-17.
marty, chan, born, 1965, chinese, canadian, author, playwright, based, edmonton, alberta, works, include, something, dead, evil, lurks, cemetery, bone, house, maggie, last, dance, living, with, white, girl, forbidden, phoenix, well, known, year, radio, diaries. Marty Chan born May 11 1965 2 is a Chinese Canadian author and playwright based in Edmonton Alberta 3 His works include Something Dead And Evil Lurks In The Cemetery And It s My Dad The Bone House Maggie s Last Dance Mom Dad I m Living with a White Girl and The Forbidden Phoenix 4 He is well known for his six year run on CBC Radio of The Dim Sum Diaries a series of short vignettes about his life growing up in small town Northern Alberta as the only Chinese family around 5 His two children s novels The Mystery of the Frozen Brains and The Mystery of the Graffiti Ghoul were based on the same experiences 6 Marty ChanBorn 1965 05 11 May 11 1965 age 59 LanguageEnglishAlma materUniversity of AlbertaGenreChildren s Fiction Young Adult FictionNotable awardsEdmonton Book PrizeSpouseMichelle ChanChinese nameTraditional Chinese陳澤桓Simplified Chinese陈泽桓 1 TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinChen ZehuanWebsitemartychan wbr com He finished promoting his second children s book The Mystery of The Graffiti Ghoul which is about Marty a Chinese boy trying to solve a mystery with his friend Remi It has been nominated for a MYRCA Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award and has won the Diamond Willow Award His third children s book The Mystery of the Mad Science Teacher is coming out soon In March 2009 his new book True Story drew a book prize He has visited many schools and attended many events in Edmonton 7 In October 2022 he released an audio drama titled Double Trouble based on the Chinese folk tale The Magic Cask as part of The Other Path audio drama podcast by Ottawa Ontario theatre company Odyssey Theatre 8 He graduated the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989 5 9 He has received an Arts Achievement Award and a Performance Award from the City of Edmonton for his contributions such as serving as the Chair of the Edmonton Arts Council 5 References edit Yan Zhijun 严志军 Yan Youping 严又萍 陈泽桓 Marty Chan Encyclopedia of China in Chinese Encyclopedia of China Publishing House Retrieved 2022 12 04 CM Magazine Profile Marty Chan UManitoba ca Archived from the original on 2016 10 17 Marty Chan Thistledown Press Retrieved 2018 12 06 Marty Chan Bio Fitzhenry amp Whiteside Retrieved 2018 12 06 a b c Marty Chan Rapid Fire Theatre Retrieved 2018 12 07 Marty Chan CCBC Directory directory bookcentre ca Retrieved 2018 12 07 Myth and Magic with Marty Chan BiblioEvents Retrieved 2018 12 07 Chatter Local Arts Entertainment News StAlbertToday ca 15 October 2022 Retrieved 2022 10 27 Marty Chan Asian Heritage in Canada Retrieved 2018 12 07 External links editOfficial website nbsp Marty Chan at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marty Chan amp oldid 1159565936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
