Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
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Edition 23 (2019) Winner
Jenny Heijun Wills
ジェニー・ヘイジュン・ウィルズ
Jenny Heijun Wills
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1981 （Seoul, South Korea）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Southern Ontario (Kitchener) → Korea (student, 2009) → Montreal, Quebec → Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Professor of English
- Active Years
- 2019-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Winnipeg
- Nominations
- Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize finalist (2024, Everything and Nothing At All)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Waterloo | — | English | BA | — | Canada |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | — | English Literature | PhD, MA | — | Canada |
University of Waterloo
English
Degree:
BA
Country:
Canada
Undergraduate degree in English and in Journalism.
Wilfrid Laurier University
English Literature
Degree:
PhD, MA
Country:
Canada
PhD and MA in English literature.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction | Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related | — | Writers' Trust | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Manitoba Book Award (Best First Book) | Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related | Best First Book | Manitoba Book Awards | 受賞 |
Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
2019
Work:
Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related
Organization:
Writers' Trust
Result:
受賞
Manitoba Book Award (Best First Book)
2020
Work:
Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related
Category:
Best First Book
Organization:
Manitoba Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related
2019 MemoirMemoir about her experience meeting her birth family for the first time as an adult. Written in fragmentary vignettes.
AdoptionRaceGenderAsian Canadians
Bibliography
- Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related (2019)
- Adoption and Multiculturalism: Europe, the Americas and the Pacific (co-editor, 2020)
- Teaching Asian North American Texts (co-editor, 2022)
- Everything and Nothing at All (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fragmentary vignettes
- Recurring Motifs
- AdoptionRaceGenderAsian identity
Legacy
Contributions to literature and scholarship on adoption, race, and multiculturalism in Asian North American contexts.
Trivia
- Born in Seoul, South Korea, adopted by a Canadian family in infancy.
- Professor of English at University of Winnipeg, Chancellor's Research Chair.