Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2016) Winner
Camilla Grudova
カミラ・グルドヴァ
Kamira Gurudova
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- :not-found: （Canada）
- Died
- :not-found:
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Canada → Edinburgh, Scotland
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 2016-
- Affiliations
- United Agents
- Nominations
- British Fantasy Award for Short Fiction 2017 (Shortlist, "Waxy"), Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 (Longlist, Children of Paradise)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGill University | — | art history and German | bachelor's degree | — | Canada |
McGill University
art history and German
Degree:
bachelor's degree
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Shirley Jackson Award | Waxy | Best Novelette | Shirley Jackson Awards | Winner |
| 2023 | Granta Best of Young British Novelists | — | — | Granta | Selected |
Shirley Jackson Award
2016
Work:
Waxy
Category:
Best Novelette
Organization:
Shirley Jackson Awards
Result:
Winner
Granta Best of Young British Novelists
2023
Organization:
Granta
Result:
Selected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Doll's Alphabet
2017 short story collectionA collection of nightmarish and troubling short stories.
fantasyhorrordistorted everyday life
Children of Paradise
2022 novelA novel about loner life at a crumbling cinema.
lonelinesscinemadecay
The Coiled Serpent
2023 short story collectionStunning short stories.
fantasy
Translations
- Waxy in Granta 136
Bibliography
- The Doll's Alphabet (2017)
- Children of Paradise (2022)
- The Coiled Serpent (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- eerie and fantastical style
- Recurring Motifs
- dollswaxdecay
Legacy
Canadian writer known for her fantastical and eerie short stories.
Trivia
- Originally posted stories on her Tumblr blog before being spotted by an editor from The White Review.