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 has been the artistic director of the Sulong and b_current theatre companies in Toronto. [5]
Of mixed Filipino, Chinese, Spanish and Indian descent, she identifies as queer. [6] [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 the Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards for the film's screenplay. [11]
The novel was subsequently selected for the 2022 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by Malia Baker. [12]
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 has been the artistic director of the Sulong and b_current theatre companies in Toronto. [5]
Of mixed Filipino, Chinese, Spanish and Indian descent, she identifies as queer. [6] [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 the Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards for the film's screenplay. [11]
The novel was subsequently selected for the 2022 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by Malia Baker. [12]