Encouraging the best debut LGBTQ2S+ writers in Canada

“Shedding light on many facets of being a queer, Iranian, Muslim woman in Canada, Roza Nozari’s memoir captivates with its raw portrait of the yearning to be oneself. Utilizing the lenses of multiple intersections, All the Parts We Exile appeals to the universal with this moving tribute to authenticity, resilience, and self-acceptance. With language full of wit and tenderness, this memoir reimagines familiar immigrant and coming out narratives to ask what parts of us need connection and healing. Nozari’s powerful and fearless debut is a real testimony to the beauty of belonging that will resonate across identities and generations.”—2025 Dayne Ogilvie Prize Jury (Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, Darrin Hagen, and Janika Oza)