Corinna Chong is a Canadian writer,Daphné Santos-Vieira, "Corinna Chong on battling perfectionism and making sense of things through writing". CBC Books, October 23, 2023. whose novel Bad Land was longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize."12 Canadian books make 2024 longlist for $100K Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 4, 2024.
Originally from Calgary, Alberta, she currently lives in Kelowna, British Columbia, where she teaches English and fine arts at Okanagan College.Barry Gerding, "Okanagan author’s new book dives into emotionally unpacked secrets". Kelowna Capital News, March 3, 2023.
She previously published the novel Belinda's Rings in 2013,Dana Hansen, "Belinda's Rings, by Corinna Chong". Quill & Quire, May 2013. and the short story collection The Whole Animal in 2023.Kimberly Taylor, "The Whole Animal with Corinna Chong". The Gauntlet, April 3, 2023. In 2021, she won the CBC Short Story Prize for her short story "Kids in Kindergarten",Lucy Mann, "How Corinna Chong wrote the story that won the 2021 CBC Short Story Prize". CBC Books, April 29, 2021. which was included in The Whole Animal.
Bad Land was published in August 2024 by Arsenal Pulp Press."Bad Land by Corinna Chong". CBC Books, August 13, 2024.
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