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Dionne Irving
Canadian writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dionne Irving is a Canadian writer, whose short story collection The Islands was shortlisted for the 2023 Giller Prize.[1][2]
Originally from Toronto, Ontario,[3] she currently teaches in the creative writing and Initiative on Race and Resilience programs at the University of Notre Dame.[4]
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.[5]
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Early life and education
Dionne Irving grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where her parents ran a Caribbean grocery store.[6] She earned her Ph.D. in creative writing from Georgia State University.
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