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Carrianne Leung

キャリアン・レウング

Kyar ian Reungu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Hong Kong
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Hong Kong → Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario

Career

Occupations
writer, teacher
Active Years
2010-2024
Affiliations
OCAD University
Nominations
Toronto Book Award 2014 (The Wondrous Woo), Toronto Book Award 2018 (That Time I Loved You)

Education

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
sociology and equity studies
Country: Canada
Completed a degree in sociology and equity studies.

Awards

Danuta Gleed Literary Award
2019
Work: That Time I Loved You
Category: short fiction
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Wondrous Woo

2014 novel

That Time I Loved You

2018 short story collection

Legacy

Canadian writer originally from Hong Kong. Won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2019 for her short story collection That Time I Loved You and was nominated twice for the Toronto Book Award. Known for works depicting immigrant communities in Scarborough.