Michael V. Smith is a writer, performer, filmmaker and professor of Creative Writing. His prodigious output of books and short films has garnered both critical acclaim and prestigious awards. The 2002 novel Cumberland was nominated for the Amazon/Books in Canada First Novel Award and in 2007 he was honoured with the inaugural Dayne Ogilvie Award for Emerging Gay Writers. With the Miss Nomer Collective, a collaborative short film Girl on Girl he won the Colin Campbell Award for Best Canadian male Short and the Best Canadian Female Short Award at the inside Out Festival in Toronto. Michael’s videos are screened all over the world.

Michael V. Smith is a writer, performer, filmmaker and professor of Creative Writing. His prodigious output of books and short films has garnered both critical acclaim and prestigious awards. The 2002 novel Cumberland was nominated for the Amazon/Books in Canada First Novel Award and in 2007 he was honoured with the inaugural Dayne Ogilvie Award for Emerging Gay Writers. With the Miss Nomer Collective, a collaborative short film Girl on Girl he won the Colin Campbell Award for Best Canadian male Short and the Best Canadian Female Short Award at the inside Out Festival in Toronto. Michael’s videos are screened all over the world.