Giller winner Souvankham Thammavongsa takes home $20K Trillium Book Award
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Souvankham Thammavongsa poses in this undated handout photo. Thammavongsa was awarded the Trillium Book Award for How to Pronounce Knife, published by McClelland & Stewart. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Sarah Bodri MANDATORY CREDIT
TORONTO – Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa is adding Ontario’s top literary prize to her trophy case.
Thammavongsa was awarded the Trillium Book Award for “How to Pronounce Knife,” published by McClelland & Stewart.
The Toronto-based writer’s debut book of short stories won the Giller last fall. Thammavongsa was also recognized with a Trillium prize in 2013 for an early work of poetry.
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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.