Event Speaker: Wayne Ng

Wayne Ng was born in downtown Toronto, on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people, to Chinese immigrant parents who fuelled his imagination with a steady diet of bitter melon and kung fu movies.His most recent novel, Johnny Delivers, joins a growing list of accomplishments, including The Family Code (shortlisted for the Guernica Prize in 2021 and the Ottawa Book Award in 2024) and Letters From Johnny (winner of the 2022 Crime Writers of Canada Best Novella Award and a finalist for the 2022 Ottawa Book Award). He is currently working on a speculative novel.Wayne lives in Ottawa with his wife and their goldfish, always searching for new ways to nourish both body and soul. Connect with him at WayneNgWrites.com.