Morgan Campbell
BIO
Biography

Morgan Campbell is an award-winning sports writer, and the author the acclaimed memoir of My Fighting Family: Borders And Bloodlines And The Battles That Made Us. The book details his experience growing up Black and American, in Canada, in a family whose two halves are locked in a bitter, generations-long conflict. My Fighting Family is a finalist for several major awards, including the Trillium Book Award, and it earned Campbell a nomination for the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. it was also named a National Association of Black Journalists Outstanding Book of 2025.

Before becoming an author, Campbell spent nearly two decades at the Toronto Star, where his best work focused on the intersection sports, race, business and politics. He's a past winner of the National Newspaper Award for Sports Writing.

Campbell is still an active sports journalist, working as a Senior Contributor for CBC Sports. His work has also been featured in the New York Times, The Houston Chronicle, The Globe and Mail, and ESPN+.

He is a graduate of The Woodlands School in Mississauga, and Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

ADDRESS
City: Ajax, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
Non Fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
My FIghting Family: Borders And Bloodlines And The Battles That Made Us
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Year
2024
AWARDS
Awards
Name
National Association of Black Journalists Outstanding Book
Publication
My Fighting Family: Borders And Bloodlineds And The Battles That Made Us
Year
2025
LINKS
Links
https://www.bymorgancampbell.com
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
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Any
Presentation Genre
High School and Above
Presentation Fee(s)
Negotiable
Workshop details
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High School and Above
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School presentation details
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EQUITY INITIATIVE
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Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
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