Age, Biography and Wiki
Ami McKay was born on 1968 in Lebanon, Indiana, is an A 20th-century canadian women writer. Discover Ami McKay's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?
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Novelist, playwright and journalist |
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56 years old |
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1968 |
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Lebanon, Indiana |
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United States
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Ami McKay Height, Weight & Measurements
At 56 years old, Ami McKay height not available right now. We will update Ami McKay's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Ami McKay Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ami McKay worth at the age of 56 years old? Ami McKay’s income source is mostly from being a successful Novelist. She is from United States. We have estimated Ami McKay's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Ami McKay Social Network
Timeline
Ami McKay (born 1968) is an American Canadian novelist, playwright and journalist.
McKay was born in Lebanon, Indiana in 1968 and was raised in rural Indiana.
She received a bachelor's degree in music education and graduate degree in musicology from Indiana State University.
In 2000, McKay moved with her two sons to Scot's Bay, Nova Scotia to live with the man she would eventually marry.
Many members of McKay's family have Lynch Syndrome, a genetic condition that causes a predisposition for numerous cancers.
Later in life, McKay learned that she carries the gene.
This condition has inspired her writing, most prominently Daughter of Family G.
After receiving her graduate degree, McKay moved to Chicago, where she taught music full-time and spent her free-time writing.
In 2000, she devoted herself to writing full-time.
During this time, she "began writing and producing documentaries for CBC Radio."
Her work has aired on Maritime Magazine, Outfront, This Morning and The 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.
In 2003, McKay was an apprentice in the WFNS Mentorship program, where she was paired with Richard Cumyn.
McKay's first novel, The Birth House, was published in 2006 and landed the top spot on Canadian bestseller lists.
Her first script for the stage, Jerome: The Historical Spectacle, was commissioned by Two Planks and a Passion Theatre Company and was staged at The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, directed by Ken Schwartz in August 2008.
In 2011, The Birth House was one of five finalists in CBC's Canada Reads, having been championed by TV host and designer Debbie Travis.
Her second novel, The Virgin Cure, was published in 2012.
In 2012, McKay received the Established Artist Recognition Award from the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council / Province of Nova Scotia.
The same year, The Virgin Cure won the Atlantic Independent Booksellers' Association "Bookseller's Choice of the Year" award.
In 2017, CBC Books included The Birth House on their "100 novels that make you proud to be Canadian" list in the 69th position.
In 2019, it was announced that The Birth House had been purchased to be adapted for television by Sherry White and Kerri MacDonald and Omnifilm Entertainment Ltd.
