The Scotiabank Giller Prize shines a light on the best of Canadian literature, promoting the works of both emerging and established authors. A testament to the increasing contribution of immigrant voices to Canadian literature, the award’s 2021 longlist includes the novels of four immigrant writers.
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Farzana Doctor, author of “Seven,” makes sure that the characters in her stories are psychologically informed. “There is so much misinformation out there about how people experience and remember trauma. I want to dispel that,” she tells NCM’s Baisakhi Roy.
View More Author Farzana Doctor On Trauma, Belonging and Female Genital Mutilation
Language barriers, migration trauma, cultural discrepancies and family responsibilities; women authors of diaspora are defying the odds, breaking through different obstacles to have their voices heard.
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Writers of Japanese descent say their work is helping to fill gaps in Canada’s literary landscape. “When I was at university, the only way I could study a writer of colour was to take the…
View More Japanese Writers Fill a Void in Canadian History
I must confess that I came to Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone) and Kamal Al-Solaylee’s thesis as a skeptic. Growing up in India, everybody around me was brown –…
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Vivek Shraya does not mince words. In even this page is white, her language is visceral, and even the form of her poetry helps to draw attention to the sensitive issue of racism. Most of…
View More Poet’s Raw, Direct Verses Confront Ideas of Race
New writers are using mentorship opportunities to create and share more diverse and inclusive stories about Toronto’s history and culture. “What we want to do is to create a living history of Toronto through literature…
View More Diaspora Dialogues Gives Emerging Writers a Voice
Canadian authors of faith-based fiction say seeking answers in religion to the injustices of their pasts enhances their creativity and inspires their literary work. A group of authors explained how their spiritual backgrounds influence the…
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A new novel reflects on the experiences of Filipino Canadians through the story of one family, and aims to inspire newcomers to achieve their dreams. Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell’s novel, Stumbling Through Paradise: A Feast of Mercy…
View More Story of Filipino Family Hits Home for Immigrants
Canadian writers and educators are expressing a need for more children’s books about refugee and diaspora stories that reflect Canada’s diversity. “It was very difficult several years ago when we tried to promote diverse kids’…
View More Kids’ Lit Needs More Immigrant and Refugee Stories