Camilla Grudova

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Camilla Grudova
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Nationality Canadian
Alma mater McGill University
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Camilla Grudova is a Canadian writer. She is known for The Doll's Alphabet, [1] published by Fitzcarraldo Editions, and the novel Children of Paradise, [2] published by Atlantic Books. [3]

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Grudova originally posted stories on her Tumblr blog before being spotted by an editor from The White Review . [4]

Biography

Grudova received a bachelor's degree in art history and German from McGill University. [5]

She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. [5]

Awards and honours

In 2023, Grudova was named on the Granta Best of Young British Novelists list, compiled every 10 years since 1983, identifying the 20 most significant British novelists aged under 40. [6] [7]

Awards for Grudova's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2016"Waxy" ( Granta 136) Shirley Jackson Award for Best NoveletteWinner [8] [9]
2017"Waxy" ( Granta 136) British Fantasy Award for Short FictionShortlist [10] [11]
2023Children of Paradise Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist [12] [13]

Books

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