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Souvankham Thammavongsa

Canadian · b. 1979

2 award wins

Award History

Award-Winning Books

About Souvankham Thammavongsa

Souvankham Thammavongsa is a Canadian author and poet born in a refugee camp in Laos and raised in Toronto. Her short story collection How to Pronounce Knife won the 2020 Giller Prize. Her novel Pick a Colour won the 2025 Giller Prize, making her one of only two two-time winners.

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