Jasmine Sealy
Jasmine Sealy is a writer from Barbados based in Vancouver, British Columbia,[1] whose debut novel The Island of Forgetting won the Amazon.ca First Novel Award in 2023.[2]
A graduate of the master's program in creative writing at the University of British Columbia,[3] she has published short stories in various Canadian literary magazines.[1] The Island of Forgetting, a family saga set in Barbados in which the major characters have names drawn from Greek mythology, was expanded from the short story she wrote as her master's thesis, which was the winner of the UBC/HarperCollins Best New Fiction Prize in 2020.[1]
In 2023 she was named one of the ten winners of the Journey Prize, in a special edition devoted to Black Canadian writers.[4]
Awards
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Island of Forgetting | Amazon.ca First Novel Award | — | Won | |
| Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize | Literary Fiction | Shortlisted |
Bibliography
- —— (2022). The Island of Forgetting (paperback 1st ed.). Toronto: Harper Avenue. ISBN 9781443465212.
References
- ^ a b c Nikky Manfredi, "Vancouver writer Jasmine Sealy sees beyond stereotypes in debut novel The Island of Forgetting". CBC Books, June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Jasmine Sealy’s ‘The Island of Forgetting’ wins Amazon Canada First Novel Award". Toronto Star, June 1, 2023.
- ^ Dana Gee, "Vancouver writer's debut novel The Island of Forgetting focuses on family saga fuelled by secrets". Vancouver Sun, July 21, 2022.
- ^ "Emerging black writers win the Journey Prize". Caribbean Camera, February 1, 2023.
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