Christy Ann Conlin

Christy Ann Conlin is a Canadian writer from Nova Scotia.^[1]

Originally from the Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia, she studied theatre at the University of Ottawa, education at Acadia University, and creative writing at the University of British Columbia.^[2] Her debut novel, Heave, was published in 2002,^[3] and was shortlisted for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award^[4] and the Thomas Head Raddall Award in 2003.^[5] She followed up with the young adult novel Dead Time in 2011, and her second adult novel The Memento in 2016.^[6]

Her first short story collection, Watermark, was published in 2019,^[7] and was a runner-up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2020.^[8]

Conlin's latest novel, The Speed of Mercy, was published in 2021.^[9]