(1978-08-22) August 22, 1978 (age 45) Montreal, Quebec
Occupation
novelist, short stories
Nationality
Canadian
Alma mater
York University
University of Edinburgh
Brown University
University of Denver
Notable works
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
Bunny
All's Well
Rouge
Mona Awad (born August 22, 1978) is a Canadian novelist and short-story writer known for works of darkly comic fiction.[1][2][3]
Awad's debut novel, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and received the Amazon.ca First Novel Award.[4] Her second novel, Bunny, was a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Horror and New England Book Award. Her third novel, All's Well, was likewise a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Horror, and so was her fourth novel, Rouge.
She has worked as an assistant professor at Syracuse University since 2020.[5]
^"Mona Awad gives us 13 ways to look at 'fat girls'". Toronto Star, February 21, 2016.
^Veitch, Mara (2021-08-02). "The Novelist Mona Awad Pushes Shakespeare off the Stage". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
^Kelly, Hillary (2021-08-05). "Review: Wellness as metaphor: Mona Awad's new novel of pain and witchery". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
^"Mona Awad wins Amazon.ca First Novel Award". CBC Books, May 26, 2016.
^"Arts & Sciences: People: Faculty: Mona Awad". College of Arts & Sciences at Syracuse University. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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