Weyman Chan was born in Calgary in 1963, to immigrant parents from China. He has published poems and short stories in a wide variety of literary journals and anthologies. He won the 2002 National Magazine Awards silver prize for his poem “At Work,” and the 2003 Alberta Book Award for his first book of poetry, Before a Blue Sky Moon. His second book, Noise from the Laundry, was a finalist for the 2008 Governor General’s Award for Poetry and the 2009 Acorn-Plantos Award for People’s Poetry.
Short-listed 2010 W.O. Mitchell Literary Prize Finalist, 2010
Short-listed 2009 Acorn Plantos Award for People's Poetry
Short-listed 2008 Governor General's Literary Awards for Poetry