Dionne Irving is a Canadian writer, whose short story collection The Islands was shortlisted for the 2023 Giller Prize.
Originally from Toronto, Ontario,"The Islands by Dionne Irving". CBC Books, August 29, 2023. she currently teaches in the creative writing and Initiative on Race and Resilience programs at the University of Notre Dame.Sarah Layden, "Q&A With The Islands Author Dionne Irving". Indianapolis Monthly, October 18, 2022.
She published her debut novel Quint in 2021 which was followed by The Islands in 2023. The Islands was also shortlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award.Carole V. Bell, "Debut novel 'The God of Good Looks' adds to growing canon of Caribbean literature". NPR, June 17, 2023.
Biography Dionne Irving grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where her parents ran a Caribbean grocery store. She earned her Ph.D. in creative writing from Georgia State University.
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