Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (formerly Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2017) Winner
David John Chariandy
デイビッド・チャリアンディ
Deibiddo Chariandi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969-01-01 （Scarborough, Ontario）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Scarborough, Ontario → Vancouver, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Academic
- Active Years
- 2007-
- Affiliations
- Simon Fraser University, University of Toronto
- Nominations
- Soucouyant: Various shortlists and longlists for Brother, Brother: Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist etc.
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton University | — | English | Master of Arts | — | Canada |
| York University | — | English | PhD | — | Canada |
Carleton University
English
Degree:
Master of Arts
Country:
Canada
MA
York University
English
Degree:
PhD
Country:
Canada
PhD
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize | Brother | フィクション | Writers' Trust of Canada | Winner |
| 2018 | Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize | Brother | フィクション | BC Book Prizes | Winner |
| 2018 | Toronto Book Award | Brother | — | City of Toronto | Winner |
| 2019 | Windham-Campbell Prize | — | フィクション | Yale University | Winner |
Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
2017
Work:
Brother
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
Winner
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
2018
Work:
Brother
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
BC Book Prizes
Result:
Winner
Toronto Book Award
2018
Work:
Brother
Organization:
City of Toronto
Result:
Winner
Windham-Campbell Prize
2019
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
Yale University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
Soucouyant: A Novel of Forgetting
2007 FictionA novel set in Scarborough about immigrant family and forgetting.
ImmigrationMemoryIdentity
Adaptations
- [Film] Soucouyant / Ian Harnarine
Brother
2017 FictionStory of two Black brothers in Scarborough, exploring crime and family bonds.
Black communityScarboroughBrotherhood
Adaptations
- [Film] Brother / Clement Virgo (2022)
I've Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter
2018 Non-fictionA letter to his daughter about race and belonging.
RacismFamilyCanadian immigration
Bibliography
- Soucouyant: A Novel of Forgetting (2007)
- Brother (2017)
- I've Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter (2018)
Adaptations
- Brother (2022 film, dir. Clement Virgo)
- Soucouyant (in development, dir. Ian Harnarine)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Evocative portrayal of ScarboroughComplex immigrant identitiesPoetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Multicultural ScarboroughComing of age for Black youthFamily bonds and loss
Legacy
Prominent Canadian writer depicting multicultural Scarborough, winner of multiple literary prizes.
In Popular Culture
- Brother film won 12 Canadian Screen Awards
Quotes
-
I always wanted to write a story that evoked the complexities of growing up young and Black in Scarborough...
Source: Toronto Star interview (2017)
Trivia
- Parents immigrated from Trinidad; father Indo-Trinidadian, mother Afro-Trinidadian.
- Surname reflects Tamil South Indian origins.
- Married with a son and daughter.