Souvankham Thammavongsa

Souvankham Thammavongsa
Born 1978
Nong Khai, Thailand
Occupation writer
Nationality Canadian
Period 2000s-present
Notable works Small 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. She and her parents were sponsored by a family in Canada when she was one year old.[1] She was raised and educated in Toronto, Ontario.[2]

Her first book, Small Arguments, won a ReLit Award in 2004.[3] Her second book, Found, was made into a short film by Paramita Nath.[4] Her third book, Light, won the Trillium Book Award for Poetry in 2014.[5] Her short story How to Pronounce Knife was shortlisted for the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize out of 4000 entries.[6]

Works

Poetry

Short Stories

References

  1. "Into the Field: Souvankham Thammavongsa". https://jacket2.org/category/commentary-tags/souvankham-thammavongsa. Jacket2. External link in |website= (help);
  2. "Souvankham Thammavongsa". http://www.versefest.ca/2014/poets/souvankham-thammavongsa/. Versefest. External link in |website= (help);
  3. "Thammavongsa Souvankham". http://poets.ca/members_data/node/563. Poets.ca. External link in |website= (help);
  4. "Found: The Film (Trailer)". http://www.foundthefilm.com/trailer.html. External link in |website= (help);
  5. http://www.omdc.on.ca/book/trillium_book_award/trillium_book_award_winners.htm
  6. http://www.commonwealthwriters.org/2015-commonwealth-short-story-prize-shortlist/


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