Dionne Irving

{{Short description|Canadian writer}}

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Dionne Irving is a Canadian writer, whose short story collection The Islands was shortlisted for the 2023 Giller Prize.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-11 |title=5 Canadian authors shortlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/5-canadian-authors-shortlisted-for-100k-scotiabank-giller-prize-1.6986623|access-date=2023-10-11 |website=CBC Books}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/12-canadian-books-make-longlist-for-100k-scotiabank-giller-prize-1.6956931|title=12 Canadian books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize|website=CBC Books|date=2023-09-06|access-date=September 6, 2023}}

Originally from Toronto, Ontario,[https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-islands-by-dionne-irving-1.6950600 "The Islands by Dionne Irving"]. CBC Books, August 29, 2023. she currently teaches in the creative writing and Initiative on Race and Resilience programs at the University of Notre Dame.Sarah Layden, [https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/arts-and-culture/books-tv-and-radio/qa-with-the-islands-author-dionne-irving "Q&A With The Islands Author Dionne Irving"]. Indianapolis Monthly, October 18, 2022.

She published her debut novel Quint in 2021 which was followed by The Islands in 2023. The Islands was also shortlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award.Carole V. Bell, [https://www.npr.org/2023/06/17/1182639268/debut-novel-the-god-of-good-looks-adds-to-growing-canon-of-caribbean-literature "Debut novel 'The God of Good Looks' adds to growing canon of Caribbean literature"]. NPR, June 17, 2023.