Kathy Friedman Explained

Kathy Friedman is a South African-born Canadian writer, whose debut short story collection All the Shining People was published in 2022.^[1] The stories in All the Shining People centre on characters in the Jewish community in Toronto, principally the South African Jewish community.^[2]

The book was a shortlisted finalist for the 2023 Danuta Gleed Literary Award,^[3] and the 2023 Trillium Book Award for English Prose.^[4]

An MFA graduate of the University of Guelph,^[5] she was previously shortlisted for the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers in 2011 for her short story "Under the 'I'".^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://open-book.ca/News/Our-Stories-Will-Still-Be-There-Kathy-Friedman-on-Processing-Complex-Personal-Political-History-in-Her-Debut-Short-Story-Collection ""Our Stories Will Still Be There" Kathy Friedman on Processing Complex Personal & Political History in Her Debut Short Story Collection"
2. Hannah Srour, "The CJN’s new book columnist looks at ‘All the Shining People’ by Kathy Friedman and Jonathan Papernick’s ‘I Am My Beloveds’". Canadian Jewish News, March 7, 2022.
3. Cassandra Drudi, "Rawi Hage, Kim Fu among 2022 Danuta Gleed Literary Award finalists". Quill & Quire, April 26, 2023.
4. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2023/05/09/charlie-angus-cliff-cardinal-among-trillium-book-award-nominees.html "MP Charlie Angus, poet Cliff Cardinal among Trillium Book Award nominees"
5. Ziya Jones, "Kathy Friedman and InkWell Workshops offer struggling writers a chance to turn the page". Toronto Star, July 11, 2021.
6. http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/05/03/jean-neale-wins-rbc-bronwen-wallace-award-for-emerging-writers/ "Jen Neale wins RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers"