ReLit Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2004) Winner
Souvankham Thammavongsa
スヴァンカム・タマヴォンサ
Souvankham Thammavongsa
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1978 （Nong Khai Refugee camp, Thailand）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet
- Active Years
- 2003-2025
- Influenced By
- Alice Munro, Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor, Tennessee Williams
- Nominations
- 2025 Giller Prize shortlist (Pick a Colour), 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize finalist, 2016 Journey Prize contender
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | — | English | — | — | Canada |
University of Toronto
English
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | O. Henry Award | Slingshot | — | — | winner |
| 2020 | Giller Prize | How to Pronounce Knife | — | Scotiabank Giller Prize Foundation | winner |
| 2014 | Trillium Book Award | Light | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2021 | Trillium Book Award | How to Pronounce Knife | — | — | winner |
| 2004 | ReLit Award | Small Arguments | — | — | winner |
O. Henry Award
2019
Work:
Slingshot
Result:
winner
Giller Prize
2020
Work:
How to Pronounce Knife
Organization:
Scotiabank Giller Prize Foundation
Result:
winner
Trillium Book Award
2014
Work:
Light
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Trillium Book Award
2021
Work:
How to Pronounce Knife
Result:
winner
ReLit Award
2004
Work:
Small Arguments
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Giller Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
How to Pronounce Knife
2020 Short story collectionFourteen stories drawing on her childhood as the daughter of Laotian immigrants, exploring foreignness and belonging.
immigrationbelongingforeignness
Small Arguments
2003 Poetry collectionLight
2013 Poetry collectionPick a Colour
2025 NovelBibliography
- Small Arguments (2003)
- Found (2007)
- Light (2013)
- Cluster (2019)
- How to Pronounce Knife (2020)
- Pick a Colour (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- economical languageemotional timebombs
- Recurring Motifs
- immigrant experienceforeignness
Legacy
Laotian-Canadian writer acclaimed for winning the Giller Prize, known for stories of immigrant life.