Photo Credit:
Photo credit
Photographed by Wojtek Jakubiec
Chanel Sutherland
BIO
Biography
Chanel Sutherland is a Vincentian Canadian writer of fiction and creative nonfiction. She is the author of the short story collection Layaway Child (House of Anansi Press, May 2026). Her work has been recognized with the 2021 CBC Nonfiction Prize, the 2022 CBC Short Story Prize, and the overall 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. She was named one of CBC Books’ 30 Writers to Watch in 2022. Chanel holds a BA in English literature from Concordia University and lives in Montreal, Quebec.
ADDRESS
City: Montreal,
Province/Territory: Quebec
EMAIL
cm.sutherland8@gmail.com
GENRE
Literary fiction, Literary nonfiction, Poetry
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Layaway Child
Publisher
House of Anansi
Year
2026
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Publication
Granta
Year
2025
Name
CBC Short Story Prize
Publication
CBC Books
Year
2022
LINKS
Links
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
School presentation details
Audience Size
200
Intended Audience
High School, CEGEP
Presentation Length
90 mins
Presentation Fee(s)
250
EQUITY INITIATIVE
As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
Members who identify as:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
No
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
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No
