Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2013) Winner
Jordan Tannahill
ジョーダン・タナヒル
Jōdan Tannahiru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1988-05-19 （Ottawa, Ontario）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Ottawa, Ontario → Toronto, Ontario → London, UK
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Playwright, Director, Film director, Theatre director
- Active Years
- 2009-2025
- Affiliations
- Videofag
- Influenced By
- Nina Arsenault
- Nominations
- Giller Prize 2021 (The Listeners, shortlisted)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury High School | — | Arts program | — | 2000年代初頭 | Canada |
Canterbury High School
Arts program
Period:
2000年代初頭
Year of Graduation:
2006
Country:
Canada
Attended while growing up in Ottawa. Moved to Toronto at age 18.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Governor General's Literary Award | Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays | 英語ドラマ部門 | Canada Council for the Arts | winner |
| 2018 | Governor General's Literary Award | Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom | 英語ドラマ部門 | Canada Council for the Arts | winner |
| 2021 | Prix des Jeunes Libraires | Liminal | — | French Young Booksellers' Prize | winner |
| 2016 | Dora Mavor Moore Award | Concord Floral | 優れた新作戯曲 | Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts | winner |
Governor General's Literary Award
2014
Work:
Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays
Category:
英語ドラマ部門
Organization:
Canada Council for the Arts
Result:
winner
Governor General's Literary Award
2018
Work:
Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom
Category:
英語ドラマ部門
Organization:
Canada Council for the Arts
Result:
winner
Prix des Jeunes Libraires
2021
Work:
Liminal
Organization:
French Young Booksellers' Prize
Result:
winner
Dora Mavor Moore Award
2016
Work:
Concord Floral
Category:
優れた新作戯曲
Organization:
Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Carol Bolt Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
Liminal
2018 AutofictionAutofiction reckoning with consciousness and abjection after seeing the author's mother's possibly dead body.
consciousnessabjectionmillennials
The Listeners
2021 NovelA woman hears The Hum, altering her life and beliefs amid conspiracies.
bodyconspiraciesisolationenvironmental degradation
Adaptations
- [Limited TV series] The Listeners / Janicza Bravo (2024)
Concord Floral
2014 DramaReimagining of Boccaccio's The Decameron as a contemporary suburban ghost story.
youthdeathsuburbia
Translations
- Translated into German and others
Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom
2016 DramaDouble bill reimagining Botticelli's bonfire and Sodom from queer perspectives.
queer identitybeliefhistory
Bibliography
- The Listeners (2021)
- Liminal (2018)
- The Videofag Book (2018)
- Theatre of the Unimpressed: In Search of Vital Drama (2015)
- Prince Faggot (2025)
- Is My Microphone On? (2021)
- Declarations (2018)
- Botticelli in the Fire (2016)
- Sunday in Sodom (2016)
- Concord Floral (2014)
- Late Company (2013)
- Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays (2013)
Adaptations
- The Listeners limited series (BBC, 2024)
Translations of Works
- Novels and plays translated into twelve languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lushly intelligent prosecadences of late 2010ssystems music-like structure
- Recurring Motifs
- nature of beliefqueer identitypower relationsbody as political subjectclimate collapse
Legacy
Widely celebrated as one of Canada's most accomplished young playwrights, filmmakers, and multidisciplinary artists. Works translated into twelve languages and honored with prizes including two Governor General's Awards.
In Popular Culture
- Named by CBC Arts as one of sixty-nine LGBTQ Canadians who shaped the country's history.
Trivia
- Married actor Brandon Flynn in October 2024.
- Active in London's kink scene.
- Openly discussed experiences with escorting.
- Co-founded Videofag, a hub for queer counterculture in Toronto.