Kasia Van Schaik
Kasia Van Schaik (/ˈkɑːʃə væn ˈskaɪk/) is a Canadian writer, whose debut short story collection We Have Never Lived on Earth was longlisted for the 2023 Giller Prize[1] and the 2023 ReLit Award for short fiction.[2] The book was also a shortlisted finalist for the Concordia University First Book Prize at the 2022 Quebec Writers' Federation Awards.[3]
Van Schaik received a PhD in English literature from McGill University in 2023. Her dissertation, Small dislocations: narrative acts beyond the home in North American women’s fiction post 1945, examined domesticity and the idea of the good life in women's literature of the mid-twentieth century.[4]
Her debut book of cultural criticism and memoir, Women Among Monuments, was published in February 2026.[5] Women Among Monuments explores 20th century histories of female genius, asking what, beyond a room of one’s own, are the necessary conditions for artmaking.[6]
As of 2024, Van Schaik is an assistant professor of English and co-director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of New Brunswick.[7]
References
- ↑ "12 Canadian books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 6, 2023.
- ↑ "ReLit Awards announce 2023 long shortlists". Quill & Quire, September 25, 2023.
- ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "Shortlists announced for 2022 QWF awards". Quill & Quire, October 19, 2022.
- ↑ Van Schaik, Katarzyna. "Small dislocations: narrative acts beyond the home in North American women's fiction post 1945". escholarship.mcgill.ca. Edward Schantz (Supervisor). Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ Women Among Monuments · Books · 49th Shelf.
- ↑ "Women Among Monuments - Dundurn". www.dundurn.com. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
- ↑ "Profile page for: Kasia van Schaik | UNB". www.unb.ca. Retrieved 2026-07-30.