Danuta Gleed Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2012) Winner
Ian Williams
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Ian Williams
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1979-06-17 （Canada）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, novelist, professor
- Active Years
- 2010-2024
- Affiliations
- University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry, Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
- Memberships
- League of Canadian Poets
- Nominations
- Griffin Poetry Prize Finalist (Personals), Amazon Canada First Novel Award Shortlist (Reproduction), Toronto Book Award Shortlist (Reproduction)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | — | Science | BSc (Honours) | — | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | Arts | MA | — | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | English | PhD | — | Canada |
University of Toronto
Science
Degree:
BSc (Honours)
Country:
Canada
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
University of Toronto
Arts
Degree:
MA
Country:
Canada
Master of Arts
University of Toronto
English
Degree:
PhD
Country:
Canada
Doctor of Philosophy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Danuta Gleed Literary Award | Not Anyone's Anything | 短編集 | The Writers' Union of Canada | Winner |
| 2019 | Giller Prize | Reproduction | 小説 | Scotiabank | Winner |
| 2021 | Raymond Souster Award | Word Problems | 詩集 | League of Canadian Poets | Winner |
Danuta Gleed Literary Award
2011
Work:
Not Anyone's Anything
Category:
短編集
Organization:
The Writers' Union of Canada
Result:
Winner
Giller Prize
2019
Work:
Reproduction
Category:
小説
Organization:
Scotiabank
Result:
Winner
Raymond Souster Award
2021
Work:
Word Problems
Category:
詩集
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Giller Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
Reproduction
2019 NovelA forty-year multigenerational story of how families are formed, destroyed, and reformed, structured in biologically paired chapters and mathematical progressions.
familyreproductionraceexperimental structure
Translations
- Translated into Italian
Bibliography
- You Know Who You Are (2010)
- Not Anyone's Anything (2011)
- Personals (2012)
- Reproduction (2019)
- Word Problems (2020)
- Disorientation: Being Black in the World (2021)
- What I Mean To Say: Remaking Conversation in our Time (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- formally inventivemathematical and structural experimentationemphasis on print textuality
- Recurring Motifs
- racial disorientationinfertility and family formationconversation and multiplicityBlackness
Legacy
Canadian innovative poet and novelist, acclaimed for winning the Giller Prize and for experimental works blending poetry and prose across racial and familial themes.