Holly Kennedy

Holly Kennedy is a Canadian writer from Alberta, whose novel The Sideways Life of Denny Voss was longlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize.

Originally from Athabasca, she published her debut novel, The Tin Box, in 2005.

Life

Kennedy lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her family and her Newfoundland dog named Wallace. She grew up poor in a small town, with four siblings and a mother who cleaned houses for a living. She was inspired to become an author when she read Millions of Cats at the age of eight. She has ADHD, depression, and severe anxiety.

Works

References

  1. ↑ "Kennedy, Holly". Encyclopedia.com.
  2. ↑ Joshua Chong, "The Giller Prize longlist is here. André Alexis, Emma Donoghue and 14 authors are up for the $100k prize". Toronto Star, September 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Margaret MacPherson, "Sweet tale from Athabasca writer hits the big time". Edmonton Journal, January 22, 2006.
  4. ↑ "The Tin Box". Publishers Weekly, August 22, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Giller Spotlight: Holly Kennedy". Giller Prize. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Callahan, Tess. "Holly Kennedy on the Intimacy of First Person Narration". tesscallahan.substack.com. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Kalb, Deborah. "Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb". deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Author Interview - Holly Kennedy". hastybooklist.com. Retrieved 27 March 2026.