Nina Dunic
Nina Dunic (born c.1983)[1] is the pen name of Nina Dragicevic, a Canadian writer and journalist whose debut novel The Clarion was longlisted for the 2023 Giller Prize,[2] and won the 2024 Trillium Book Award.[3][4]
A freelance journalist under her own name, she has been a two-time winner of the Toronto Star's annual short story contest.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Dragicevic, Nina (19 April 2022). "Youth: The teenagers by the creek, in a way, were all her children …". Toronto Star. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "12 Canadian books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 6, 2023.
- ^ "Zalika Reid-Benta and Britta Badour among finalists for 2024 Trillium Book Awards". CBC Books, May 7, 2024.
- ^ "Nina Dunic and A. Light Zachary win 2024 Trillium Book Awards". CBC Books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ Isaac Phan Nay, "Toronto Star short story contest winner Nina Dragicevic signs two-book publishing deal". Toronto Star, April 26, 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Santos-Vieira, Daphné (22 September 2025). "'Absolutely go for it': Nina Dunic on why she keeps entering the CBC Short Story Prize". CBC Books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 September 2025.