Kelly S. Thompson is a retired military officer who holds an MFA and a Ph.D. in Creative Writing. Her essays have appeared in anthologies, literary magazines and newspapers including Chatelaine, Maclean’s, the Globe and Mail, and more. Her debut memoir, Girls Need Not Apply, was named a Globe and Mail Best Book and was an instant bestseller. She has won and been nominated for several writing awards, including a 2022 National Magazine Award for Personal Journalism and was longlisted for the CBC Nonfiction Award. She works as a mentor for the University of King’s MFA in Creative Nonfiction, and lives (for now) in Greenwood, Nova Scotia with her military spouse and her bull terrier, Hamlet.
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Shortlisted for the 2024 Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award Nominated for the Inaugural Reader's Choice Award With honesty, love, and humour, in this moving memoir, Kelly S. Thompson explores her relationship with her older sister, Meghan. Tested by ... SEE MORE