Scotiabank Giller Prize Spotlight: Linda Rui Feng

Linda Rui Feng's novel, Swimming Back to Trout River has been longlisted for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Born in Shanghai, she has lived in San Francisco, New York, and Toronto. She is a graduate of Harvard and Columbia Universities and is currently a professor of Chinese cultural history at the University of Toronto. She has been twice awarded a MacDowell Fellowship for her fiction, and her prose and poetry have appeared in journals such as The Fiddlehead, Kenyon Review Online, Santa Monica Review, and Washington Square Review. Swimming Back to Trout River is her first novel.

September 15th, 2021|Categories: Giller Spotlight|

Scotiabank Giller Prize Spotlight: Angélique Lalonde

Angélique Lalonde's short story collection, Glorious Frazzled Beings has been longlisted for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize. She was the recipient of the 2019 Journey Prize, has been nominated for a National Magazine Award, and was awarded an Emerging Writer’s residency at the Banff Centre. Her work has been published in numerous journals and magazines. She holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Victoria. Lalonde is the second-eldest of four daughters. She dwells on Gitxsan Territory in Northern British Columbia with her partner, two small children, and many non-human beings.

September 13th, 2021|Categories: Giller Spotlight|
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