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

Souvankham Thammavongsa is a Canadian poet and short story writer.

Life

Thammavongsa was born in the (Lao) Nong Khai refugee camp in Thailand in 1978.[1] She and her parents were sponsored by a family in Canada when she was one year old.[2] She was raised and educated in Toronto, Ontario.[3]

Her first book, Small Arguments, won a ReLit Award in 2004.[4] Her second book, Found, was made into a short film by Paramita Nath.[5] Her third book, Light, won the Trillium Book Award for Poetry in 2014.[6] Her short story "How to Pronounce Knife" was shortlisted for the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize out of 4000 entries.[7] In 2016, two of her stories, "Mani Pedi" and "Paris," were longlisted for the Journey Prize.[8]

Works

Poetry Collections

  • Small Arguments (Pedlar Press, 2003)
  • Found (Pedlar Press, 2007)
  • Light (Pedlar Press, 2013)

Short Stories

References

  1. ^ https://www.poetryinvoice.com/poems/poets/souvankham-thammavongsa
  2. ^ "Into the Field: Souvankham Thammavongsa". https://jacket2.org/category/commentary-tags/souvankham-thammavongsa. Jacket2. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ "Souvankham Thammavongsa". http://www.versefest.ca/2014/poets/souvankham-thammavongsa/. Versefest. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "Thammavongsa Souvankham". http://poets.ca/members_data/node/563. Poets.ca. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ^ "Found: The Film (Trailer)". http://www.foundthefilm.com/trailer.html. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. ^ "Trillium Book Award Winners". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  7. ^ "2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Shortlist - Commonwealth Writers". 31 March 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Journey Prize longlists Souvankham Thammavongsa twice." Lao American Review. Retrieved 30 November 2017.



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