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Day’s Lee is the author of the children’s picture book, "The Fragrant Garden" and a young adult novel entitled "Guitar Hero," both of which were named Best Books for Kids and Teens by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies including "The Ladies Killing Circle" and have been nominated for the Arthur Ellis award for the Best Mystery Short Story of the Year, won honourable mention in the CBC short story contest, and placed third in Storyteller Magazine’s annual short story contest. As a freelance writer, her articles and personal essays have appeared in national and local magazines.  
Day’s Lee is a documentary filmmaker and author based in Montreal.
 
Lee produced, directed and wrote the documentary ''Meet and Eat at Lee's Garden'' which takes a look at Chinese-Canadian restaurants in Montreal in the 1950s and what they meant to the Chinese community and their Jewish customers. It premiered on the CBC program ''Absolutely Canadian'' in November 2020. In 2022, it was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best History Documentary Program or Series. The documentary is currently available for streaming on CBC GEM.
 
As an author, she published the children’s picture book, ''The Fragrant Garden'' and a young adult novel entitled ''Guitar Hero''. Her latest book ''The Red Pagoda and Other Stories'' is a collection of previously published short stories several of which were nominated or short listed for awards. As a freelance writer, her articles and personal essays have appeared in national and local magazines.  
 


Membership: The Writers’ Union of Canada and The Quebec Writers’ Federation
Membership: The Writers’ Union of Canada and The Quebec Writers’ Federation


Follow her blog at dayslee.wordpress.com
dayslee.ca

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TitleExtended titleYear of Publication
The Fragrant GardenThe Fragrant Garden2005

Day’s Lee is a documentary filmmaker and author based in Montreal.

Lee produced, directed and wrote the documentary Meet and Eat at Lee's Garden which takes a look at Chinese-Canadian restaurants in Montreal in the 1950s and what they meant to the Chinese community and their Jewish customers. It premiered on the CBC program Absolutely Canadian in November 2020. In 2022, it was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best History Documentary Program or Series. The documentary is currently available for streaming on CBC GEM.

As an author, she published the children’s picture book, The Fragrant Garden and a young adult novel entitled Guitar Hero. Her latest book The Red Pagoda and Other Stories is a collection of previously published short stories several of which were nominated or short listed for awards. As a freelance writer, her articles and personal essays have appeared in national and local magazines.


Membership: The Writers’ Union of Canada and The Quebec Writers’ Federation

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