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]
References
edit- ^ "Scarberia redacted: Catherine Hernandez's novel brings a spotlight to a Toronto neighbourhood often left in the wings". National Post, May 12, 2017.
- ^ "Jen Agg, Catherine Hernandez nominated for Toronto Book Awards". CBC Books, October 2, 2017.
- ^ "Catherine Hernandez, Kai Cheng Thom up for Triangle Awards". Quill & Quire, March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Catherine Hernandez". Asian Heritage in Canada.
- ^ "Never Settle, Never Rest on Your Laurels: Activist Catherine Hernandez on Her Book, 'Scarborough'". PopMatters, September 18, 2017.
- ^ "Catherine Hernandez sets her sights on Scarborough". Now. May 25, 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ Bergman, S. Bear (January 27, 2022). "Growing up queer in suburbia". Xtra Magazine. Pink Triangle Press. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ Letticia Cosbert Miller, "Catherine Hernandez' novel "Crosshairs" turns present-day Toronto into a dystopian battleground". Toronto Star, September 1, 2020.
- ^ Norman Wilner, "The top five events to catch at the Reel Asian Film Festival". Now, November 11, 2020.
- ^ Rebecca Rubin, "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup". Variety, July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 8, 2022.
- ^ "Meet the Canada Reads 2022 contenders". CBC Books, January 26, 2022.
