Catherine Hernandez

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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 was the artistic director of the Sulong and b_current theatre companies in Toronto. [5]

Hernandez is queer [6] and of mixed Filipino, Chinese, Spanish, and Indian descent. [7]

Her second novel, Crosshairs, was published in 2020. [8]

Scarborough was adapted by Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson into the film Scarborough , [9] which premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. [10] Hernandez won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards. [11] The novel was subsequently selected for the 2022 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by Malia Baker. [12]

Hernandez's 2024 novel Behind You made the longlist for the International Dublin Literary Award in 2025. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Ahsan, Sadaf (May 12, 2017). "Scarberia redacted: Catherine Hernandez's novel brings a spotlight to a Toronto neighbourhood often left in the wings". National Post.
  2. ↑ van Koeverden, Jane (August 24, 2017). "Jen Agg, Catherine Hernandez nominated for Toronto Book Awards". CBC Books.
  3. ↑ Carter, Sue (March 12, 2018). "Catherine Hernandez, Kai Cheng Thom up for Triangle Awards". Quill and Quire.
  4. ↑ "Catherine Hernandez". Asian Heritage in Canada. Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  5. ↑ Rollmann, Rhea (September 18, 2017). "Never Settle, Never Rest on Your Laurels: Activist Catherine Hernandez on Her Book, 'Scarborough'". PopMatters.
  6. ↑ Bergman, S. Bear (January 27, 2022). "Growing up queer in suburbia". Xtra Magazine . Pink Triangle Press.
  7. ↑ Cole, Susan G. (May 25, 2017). "Catherine Hernandez sets her sights on Scarborough". Now .
  8. ↑ Cosbert Miller, Letticia (September 1, 2020). "Catherine Hernandez' novel 'Crosshairs' turns present-day Toronto into a dystopian battleground". Toronto Star.
  9. ↑ Wilner, Norman (November 11, 2020). "The top five events to catch at the 2020 Reel Asian film festival". NOW Toronto.
  10. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (July 28, 2021). "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup". Variety.
  11. ↑ "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News. April 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Meet the Canada Reads 2022 contenders". CBC Books. January 26, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Behind You". Dublin Literary Award. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
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