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Kevin Chong is the author of six books, including the memoir My Year of the Racehorse and the novel Beauty Plus Pity. His work has been shortlisted for the Hubert Evans Prize for Non-Fiction and a National Magazine Award. His writing has recently appeared in the Walrus, the Rusty Toque, and Cosmonauts Avenue. His books have been published in Canada, the US, France, Australia, and Macedonia. He teaches at the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing Program and The Writers’ Studio at Simon Fraser University. Born in Hong Kong, he lives in Vancouver with his family.