Vivek
Shraya
Vivek Shraya is a Toronto-based musician, filmmaker, and writer. Her debut novel, She of the Mountains, was named one of the Globe and Mail’s Best Books of 2014. A three-time Lambda Literary Award finalist, Vivek was the recipient of the 2014 Steinert & Ferreiro Award for leadership in Toronto’s LGBTQ community and a finalist for the 2015 Toronto Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award.
Award History
2015 Finalist
Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging WritersJury Citation
“Vivek Shraya tackles big ideas of identity, desire, love, and otherness to create unique and evocative explorations of sexuality and belonging. The poignant stories in God Loves Hair and the compelling mashup of a coming of age tale and Hindu mythology that is She of the Mountains prove Shraya to be a welcome new talent.” -- 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers Jury (Nancy Cullen, Brett Josef Grubisic, and Anand Mahadevan)
