Nina Dunic

Nina Dunic (born c.1983)[1] is the pen name of Nina Dragicevic, a Canadian writer and journalist whose debut novel The Clarion was longlisted for the 2023 Giller Prize,[2] and won the 2024 Trillium Book Award.[3][4] A freelance journalist under her own name, she has been a two-time winner of the Toronto Star's annual short story contest.[5]

Biography

Dunic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, and brought to Toronto, Canada, as an infant. She spent her early years in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough[4] and Pickering. She first enrolled at the University of Toronto, and then graduated in journalism from Centennial College.[6]

In 2026, her book Suddenly Light was longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction,[7] and the Trillium Book Award for English Prose.[8] The book was also named An Apple Books Best Book of 2025 and A Necessary Fiction Best Book of 2025.[9] CBC Books included Dunic on its 2023 List: Writers to Watch.[9]

Bibliography

  • The Clarion (2023)[6]
  • Suddenly Light (2025)[6][9]

References

  1. ↑ Dragicevic, Nina (19 April 2022). "Youth: The teenagers by the creek, in a way, were all her children …". Toronto Star. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "12 Canadian books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Zalika Reid-Benta and Britta Badour among finalists for 2024 Trillium Book Awards". CBC Books, May 7, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Nina Dunic and A. Light Zachary win 2024 Trillium Book Awards". CBC Books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Isaac Phan Nay, "Toronto Star short story contest winner Nina Dragicevic signs two-book publishing deal". Toronto Star, April 26, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "nina dunic". ninadunic.com. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  7. ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "15 books longlisted for 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction". Quill & Quire, March 10, 2026.
  8. ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "Nina Dunic, Rick Westhead, Canisia Lubrin among 2026 Trillium Book Award finalists". Quill & Quire, May 5, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "Suddenly Light · Invisible Publishing". Invisible Publishing. Retrieved 2026-07-30.

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