Catherine Hernandez

Catherine Hernandez is a Canadian writer,[1] whose debut novel Scarborough was a shortlisted finalist for the 2017 Toronto Book Awards[2] and the 2018 Edmund White Award.[3]

She has also written the plays The Femme Playlist, Singkil, Eating with Lola, Kilt Pins and Future Folk, and the children's book M for Mustache: A Pride ABC.[4] She has been the artistic director of the Sulong and b_current theatre companies in Toronto.[5]

Of mixed Filipino, Chinese, Spanish and Indian descent, she identifies as queer.[6]

Her second novel, Crosshairs, was published in 2020.[7]

Scarborough was adapted by Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson into the film Scarborough,[8] which premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[9] Hernandez won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards for the film's screenplay.[10]

The novel was subsequently selected for the 2022 edition of Canada Reads, where it will be defended by Malia Baker.[11]

References
  1. "Scarberia redacted: Catherine Hernandez's novel brings a spotlight to a Toronto neighbourhood often left in the wings". National Post, May 12, 2017.
  2. "Jen Agg, Catherine Hernandez nominated for Toronto Book Awards". CBC Books, October 2, 2017.
  3. "Catherine Hernandez, Kai Cheng Thom up for Triangle Awards". Quill & Quire, March 12, 2018.
  4. "Catherine Hernandez". Asian Heritage in Canada.
  5. "Never Settle, Never Rest on Your Laurels: Activist Catherine Hernandez on Her Book, 'Scarborough'". PopMatters, September 18, 2017.
  6. "Catherine Hernandez sets her sights on Scarborough". Now, May 25, 2017.
  7. Letticia Cosbert Miller, "Catherine Hernandez' novel "Crosshairs" turns present-day Toronto into a dystopian battleground". Toronto Star, September 1, 2020.
  8. Norman Wilner, "The top five events to catch at the Reel Asian Film Festival". Now, November 11, 2020.
  9. Rebecca Rubin, "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup". Variety, July 28, 2021.
  10. "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 8, 2022.
  11. "Meet the Canada Reads 2022 contenders". CBC Books, January 26, 2022.


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