Nina Dunic (born c.1983) is the pen name of Nina Dragicevic, a Canadian writer and journalist whose debut novel The Clarion was longlisted for the 2023 Giller Prize,"12 Canadian books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 6, 2023. and won the 2024 Trillium Book Award."Zalika Reid-Benta and Britta Badour among finalists for 2024 Trillium Book Awards". CBC Books, May 7, 2024. A freelance journalist under her own name, she has been a two-time winner of the Toronto Stars annual short story contest.Isaac Phan Nay, "Toronto Star short story contest winner Nina Dragicevic signs two-book publishing deal". Toronto Star, April 26, 2022.
Biography Dunic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, and brought to Toronto, Canada, as an infant. She spent her early years in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough and Pickering. She first enrolled at the University of Toronto, and then graduated in journalism from Centennial College.
In 2026, her book Suddenly Light was longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction,Cassandra Drudi, "15 books longlisted for 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction". Quill & Quire, March 10, 2026. and the Trillium Book Award for English Prose.Cassandra Drudi, "Nina Dunic, Rick Westhead, Canisia Lubrin among 2026 Trillium Book Award finalists". Quill & Quire, May 5, 2026. The book was also named An Apple Books Best Book of 2025 and A Necessary Fiction Best Book of 2025. CBC Books included Dunic on its 2023 List: Writers to Watch.
Bibliography The Clarion (2023) Suddenly Light (2025)
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