Gurjinder Basran

Gurjinder Basran
Born 1972
Occupation novelist
Nationality Canadian
Period 2010s-present
Notable works Everything Was Good-bye

Gurjinder Basran (born 1972) is a Canadian novelist,[1] whose debut novel Everything Was Good-bye won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 2011.[2] The novel was published by Mother Tongue Publishing in 2010.[1]

Basran is a graduate of the creative writing program at Simon Fraser University.[1] In 2016, she served on the jury for the amazon.ca First Novel Award.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Torn between two cultures; Gurjinder Basran takes a fascinating look at realities of growing up Indo-Canadian in North Delta". Vancouver Sun, January 1, 2011.
  2. ↑ Tracy Sherlock (April 22, 2011). "Dual-culture novel garners BC Book Prize fiction award". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Awad's first novel wins $40,000 prize". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, May 30, 2016.


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