Yumna Kassab

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Yumna Kassab
OccupationNovelist
Notable awardsParramatta Laureate in Literature, 2024

Yumna Kassab is an Australian novelist. She was appointed the inaugural Parramatta Laureate in Literature for 2024.

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Career

Yumna Kassab was born and grew up at Parramatta. [1] She spent two years of her childhood in Lebanon with her family. [2] After studying at Macquarie University she worked as a high school teacher. [2]

Her first book, The House of Youssef, published in 2019, contains short stories of Lebanese migrants living in Western Sydney. [3] Reviewing the book for ArtsHub, Georgia Brough described it as a "stunning, succinct collection of short fiction". [4]

In December 2023 Kassab was announced as the inaugural Parramatta Laureate in Literature. [1]

Awards

Publications

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References

  1. 1 2 "Football, ice-cream and the best cafes for writing in to feature in author Yumna Kassab's 'dictionary of Parramatta'". ABC News. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Yumna Kassab". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "The House of Youssef". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Brough, Georgia (9 September 2019). "The House of Youssef by Yumna Kassab". ArtsHub. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Stella Prize 2020 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Queensland Literary Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Readings announces 2020 New Australian Fiction Prize shortlist". Books+Publishing. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "2020 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Qld Literary Awards 2022 shortlists". Books+Publishing. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "VPLAs 2023 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2023 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "Queensland Literary Awards 2024 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
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