Souvankham Thammavongsa

Souvankham Thammavongsa is a Canadian poet and short story writer. In 2019, she won an O. Henry Award for her short story, "Slingshot", which was published in Harper's Magazine.[1]

Souvankham Thammavongsa
Born1978
Nong Khai, Thailand
Occupationwriter
NationalityCanadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksSmall Arguments, Found, Light

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Thammavongsa was born in the (Lao) Nong Khai refugee camp in Thailand in 1978.[2] She and her parents were sponsored by a family in Canada when she was one year old.[3] She was raised and educated in Toronto, Ontario.[4] Her first book, Small Arguments, won a ReLit Award in 2004.[5] Her second book, Found, was made into a short film by Paramita Nath.[6] Her third book, Light, won the Trillium Book Award for Poetry in 2014.[7] Her short story "How to Pronounce Knife" was shortlisted for the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize out of 4000 entries.[8] In 2016, two of her stories, "Mani Pedi" and "Paris," were longlisted for the Journey Prize.[9]

Her first short story collection, How to Pronounce Knife, was published in 2020.[10]

Works

Poetry Collections
  • Small Arguments (Pedlar Press, 2003)
  • Found (Pedlar Press, 2007)
  • Light (Pedlar Press, 2013)
  • Cluster (McClleland & Stewart/Penguin Random House, 2019)[11]

Short Stories

References
  1. van Koeverden, Jane (17 May 2019). "Canadians Alexander MacLeod, Souvankham Thammavongsa & John Keeble win O. Henry Prize". CBC News. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. https://www.poetryinvoice.com/poems/poets/souvankham-thammavongsa
  3. "Into the Field: Souvankham Thammavongsa". Jacket2. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. "Souvankham Thammavongsa". Versefest. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. "Thammavongsa Souvankham". Poets.ca. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. "Found: The Film (Trailer)". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  7. "Trillium Book Award Winners". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  8. "2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Shortlist - Commonwealth Writers". 31 March 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  9. "Journey Prize longlists Souvankham Thammavongsa twice." Lao American Review. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  10. "47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020". CBC Books, February 5, 2020.
  11. "20 works of Canadian poetry to check out in spring 2019". CBC Books, January 25, 2019.
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