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Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa, as shown in this undated handout image, is among the Ontario writers in the running for the Trillium Book Award. The Toronto-based writer, who won the Trillium prize for early works of poetry in 2013, is a contender for the main book award this year with her debut collection of short stories How to Pronounce Knife, published by McClelland & Stewart. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sarah Bodri MANDATORY CREDIT May 11, 2021 - 3:05 AM
TORONTO - Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa is among the Ontario writers in the running for the Trillium Book Award.
The Toronto-based writer, who won the Trillium prize for early works of poetry in 2013, is a contender for the main book award this year with her debut collection of short stories How to Pronounce Knife, published by McClelland & Stewart.
Author of the article: Lynn Saxberg
Publishing date: May 11, 2021 • May 11, 2021 • 1 minute read • Book cover of Nicole V. Champeau s nominated work, Niagara. la voie qui y mène. jpg
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Three francophone authors based in Ottawa are among the 16 nominees for this year’s Trillium Book Awards, the province’s most important literary prize. Nicole V. Champeau and Danièle Vallée are vying for the French-language literature award, while Éric Mathieu is a contender in the French-language children’s literature category.