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Michael was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He has a BA in English from Dalhousie University, and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Windsor. He received his JD from the Schulich School of Law, and was the recipient of a Clifford Rae Achievement Award, the A.S. Pattillo Prize for winning the Smith Shield Moot, as well as a Schulich Scholarship in Law. Michael acted as an Editor-in-Chief for the Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies, and was also his class Valedictorian. Along with three of his classmates, he founded the Weldon Literary Moot Society in 2010. Michael enjoys playing music, travelling whenever he gets the chance, and writing. His first novel, A Description of the Blazing World, was shortlisted for the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award at the Atlantic Book Awards in May 2012.