Noor Naga | |
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Born | |
Education | University of Toronto ( MA) |
Occupation | Writer |
Known for | If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English |
Noor Naga is a Canadian-Egyptian [1] writer, most noted for her 2022 novel If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English. [2]
Naga was born in Philadelphia [3] [4] and spent time living in Charleston, South Carolina, until at age seven, [5] she and her family moved to Dubai. [3] [4] She received a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Toronto. [6] Naga presently lives in Cairo. [7]
Naga received the Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s, [6] as well as the Mary Coyne Rowell Jackman Graduate Scholarship and Avie Bennett Emerging Writers Scholarship from the University of Toronto. [6]
CBC included Naga's Washes, Prays in their "Best Canadian Poetry of 2020" list. [8] If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English received positive media responses, as well. TIME included it on their list of "100 Must-Read Books of 2022,” [9] and BuzzFeed listed it as one of their "Best Books of 2022." [10] Kirkus Reviews also included it on their "Best Fictional Voices of 2022" list. [11]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref |
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2015 | Room's Fiction Contest | Shortlist | [6] | |
2017 | "The Mistress and the Ping" | RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers | Winner | [1] [6] |
2019 | DISQUIET Fiction Prize | Winner | [7] [12] | |
American Girl and Boy from Shobrakheit | Graywolf Press Africa Prize | Winner | [13] | |
RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award | Winner | [14] | ||
2021 | Washes, Prays | George Ellenbogen Poetry Award | Honorable mention | [15] |
Pat Lowther Award | Winner | [16] | ||
2022 | If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English | Center for Fiction First Novel Prize | Winner | [17] [18] [19] |
Giller Prize | Shortlist | [3] [20] | ||
PEN/ Jean Stein Book Award | Shortlist | [21] [22] |
Noor Naga | |
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Born | |
Education | University of Toronto ( MA) |
Occupation | Writer |
Known for | If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English |
Noor Naga is a Canadian-Egyptian [1] writer, most noted for her 2022 novel If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English. [2]
Naga was born in Philadelphia [3] [4] and spent time living in Charleston, South Carolina, until at age seven, [5] she and her family moved to Dubai. [3] [4] She received a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Toronto. [6] Naga presently lives in Cairo. [7]
Naga received the Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s, [6] as well as the Mary Coyne Rowell Jackman Graduate Scholarship and Avie Bennett Emerging Writers Scholarship from the University of Toronto. [6]
CBC included Naga's Washes, Prays in their "Best Canadian Poetry of 2020" list. [8] If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English received positive media responses, as well. TIME included it on their list of "100 Must-Read Books of 2022,” [9] and BuzzFeed listed it as one of their "Best Books of 2022." [10] Kirkus Reviews also included it on their "Best Fictional Voices of 2022" list. [11]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Room's Fiction Contest | Shortlist | [6] | |
2017 | "The Mistress and the Ping" | RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers | Winner | [1] [6] |
2019 | DISQUIET Fiction Prize | Winner | [7] [12] | |
American Girl and Boy from Shobrakheit | Graywolf Press Africa Prize | Winner | [13] | |
RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award | Winner | [14] | ||
2021 | Washes, Prays | George Ellenbogen Poetry Award | Honorable mention | [15] |
Pat Lowther Award | Winner | [16] | ||
2022 | If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English | Center for Fiction First Novel Prize | Winner | [17] [18] [19] |
Giller Prize | Shortlist | [3] [20] | ||
PEN/ Jean Stein Book Award | Shortlist | [21] [22] |