Carrianne Leung Explained

Birth Name:	Carrianne Leung
Birth Place:	Hong Kong
Occupation:	Writer
Period:	2010s-present
Nationality:	Canadian
Notableworks:	The Wondrous Woo, That Time I Loved You

Carrianne Leung is a Canadian writer, who won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2019 for her short story collection That Time I Loved You.^[1]

Originally from Hong Kong, Leung moved to Canada in childhood, and grew up in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario.^[2] She completed a degree in sociology and equity studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and has taught at OCAD University.^[3]

She is a two-time Toronto Book Award nominee, receiving nods in 2014 for her novel The Wondrous Woo^[4] and in 2018 for That Time I Loved You.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/carrianne-leung-wins-10-000-short-fiction-prize-for-that-time-i-loved-you-1.4447878 "Carrianne Leung wins $10,000 short fiction prize for 'That Time I Loved You'"
2. https://nowtoronto.com/culture/books/carrianne-leung-scarborough/ "Carrianne Leung captures Scarborough's early years"
3. https://library.ryerson.ca/asianheritage/authors/carrianne-k-y-leung/ "Carrianne K. Y. Leung"
4. "Six finalists vying for 2014 Toronto Book Awards: Winner will be announced at celebration in October". Toronto Star, August 23, 2014.
5. https://nowtoronto.com/culture/books/shortlist-2018-toronto-book-awards/ "Here are the five books shortlisted for the 2018 Toronto Book Awards"