Corinna Chong

Canadian writer

Corinna Chong is a Canadian writer,^[1] whose novel Bad Land was longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize.^[2]

Originally from Calgary, Alberta, she currently lives in Kelowna, British Columbia, where she teaches English and fine arts at Okanagan College.^[3]

She previously published the novel Belinda's Rings in 2013,^[4] and the short story collection The Whole Animal in 2023.^[5] In 2021, she won the CBC Short Story Prize for her short story "Kids in Kindergarten",^[6] which was included in The Whole Animal.^[1]

Bad Land was published in August 2024 by Arsenal Pulp Press.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Daphné Santos-Vieira, "Corinna Chong on battling perfectionism and making sense of things through writing". CBC Books, October 23, 2023.
^ "12 Canadian books make 2024 longlist for $100K Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 4, 2024.
^ Barry Gerding, "Okanagan author’s new book dives into emotionally unpacked secrets". Kelowna Capital News, March 3, 2023.
^ Dana Hansen, "Belinda's Rings, by Corinna Chong". Quill & Quire, May 2013.
^ Kimberly Taylor, "The Whole Animal with Corinna Chong". The Gauntlet, April 3, 2023.
^ Lucy Mann, "How Corinna Chong wrote the story that won the 2021 CBC Short Story Prize". CBC Books, April 29, 2021.
^ "Bad Land by Corinna Chong". CBC Books, August 13, 2024.