Writer & Editor
THE LIST OF LAST CHANCES (Fiction)
Available now from your local independent bookstore or through major online retailers.
Reviews and Responses:
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BC Bestseller
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Named a Shrapnel List Mag most anticipated for spring 2021
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“The List of Last Chances is a snappy, soaring read that navigates the messy bonds of love and friendship with heart, humour and hijinks. Myers reminds us that second chances may be closer than they appear if we’re brave enough to look in the mirror and simply change lanes. A postcard perfect debut." -Ali Bryan, author of The Figgs and a finalist for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
Synopsis: At thirty-eight years old, Ruthie finds herself newly unemployed, freshly single, sleeping on a friend’s couch and downing a bottle of wine each night. Having overstayed her welcome and desperate for a job, Ruthie responds to David’s ad ... read more...
Are you reading The List of Last Chances for a book club? Here's some discussion questions.
BIG (Non-Fiction)
Released February 2020, Caitlin Press. Created and edited by Christina Myers, with writing from 26 writers from across Canada, the US and the UK.
Reviews and Responses:
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2021 IPPY silver medal award winner
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BC Bestseller
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Featured at FOLD 2021
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On Quill & Quire's spring 2020 most-anticipated non-fiction list
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On CBC's 40 works to watch for list
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Loan Star Pick - most anticipated by librarians January/February 2020
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“A book long overdue, expressing perspectives often ignored, by voices that will no longer be silenced!” - Candy Palmater LLB, orator, writer, humorist
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"In each of these stories I found some part of myself." - Goodreads reviewer
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"This book was wonderful. So raw and funny and sad. Loved it." - Goodreads reviewer
Purchase this book: I encourage you to buy from your local independent bookseller. Other options: buy direct from the publisher; or from Indigo in Canada; or from Barnes and Noble in the US.
Anthologies - contributing author
Forthcoming: Stained (date TBA)
Forthcoming: Locker Talk (date TBA)
2022: Resonance: Essays on the Craft and Life of Writing
2021: Unspoken, flash fiction anthology
2020: Fearless Footsteps - True Stories that Capture the Spirit of Adventure
2017: Sustenance - Writers from BC and Beyond on the Subject of Food
2016: Boobs - Women Explore What it Means to Have Breasts
2015: Emerge15 - Writer's Studio Anthology
Magazines, newspapers, literary publications
My writing has appeared in Room Magazine, Read Local BC, Asparagus Magazine, YMC, SavvyMom, CBC Radio (online), NS Living, Hitched Magazine, SPACE Magazine, and more, on topics as diverse as motherhood, high-end home wine cellars, cross-cultural wedding traditions, and more.
