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WINNER! Danuta Gleed Literary Award

Absolutely thrilled to have won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award from The Writers' Union of Canada. it was an impressive shortlist and I honestly was not expecting this. I had to sit on the information for just under a week until the formal announcememt, which was done as an Instagram Live event. And keeping secrets is absolutely NOT my forte. To celebrate, had a lovely dinner with the Fam Four gang, including Lee Lai who is hot off several awards and high profile noms. Cannon

Jun 14

Interview: Junction Reads

I spoke with the lovely Alison Gadsby of the Toronto-based reading series, Junction Reads. This was part of their First Thirty theme: reading the first thirty lines of a book within a 30-minute interview setting. It was Instagram Live, which was a first for me. I feel I act goofy and laugh too much, but I guess that goes with the story I read: Blink Twice. Here's the link to the IG post: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYVnmbrjbqm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ

May 15

FINALIST: Danuta Gleed Literary Award for Short Fiction

My Thievery of the People is one of five books shortlisted for this year's Writers' Trust Danuta Gleed Literary Award. Here are the jury's remarks: A fierce and dazzling debut, My Thievery of the People scrutinizes the legacies of colonialism and patriarchy with an unflinching eye to the damage wreaked on both oppressed and oppressor. Travelling between the Middle East and North America, and assuming a breath-taking array of fictional modes, from naturalism to surrealism to m

May 15