Nina Dunic

Nina Dunic (born c.1983) is the pen name of Nina Dragicevic, a Canadian writer and journalist whose debut novel The Clarion was longlisted for the 2023 Giller Prize, and won the 2024 Trillium Book Award. A freelance journalist under her own name, she has been a two-time winner of the Toronto Star's annual short story contest.

Biography

Dunic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, and brought to Toronto, Canada, as an infant. She spent her early years in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough and Pickering. She first enrolled at the University of Toronto, and then graduated in journalism from Centennial College.

In 2026, her book Suddenly Light was longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, and the Trillium Book Award for English Prose. The book was also named An Apple Books Best Book of 2025 and A Necessary Fiction Best Book of 2025. CBC Books included Dunic on its 2023 List: Writers to Watch.

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References

  1. ↑ Dragicevic, Nina (19 April 2022). "Youth: The teenagers by the creek, in a way, were all her children …". Toronto Star. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "12 Canadian books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books, September 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Zalika Reid-Benta and Britta Badour among finalists for 2024 Trillium Book Awards". CBC Books, May 7, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Nina Dunic and A. Light Zachary win 2024 Trillium Book Awards". CBC Books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Isaac Phan Nay, "Toronto Star short story contest winner Nina Dragicevic signs two-book publishing deal". Toronto Star, April 26, 2022.
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  7. ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "15 books longlisted for 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction". Quill & Quire, March 10, 2026.
  8. ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "Nina Dunic, Rick Westhead, Canisia Lubrin among 2026 Trillium Book Award finalists". Quill & Quire, May 5, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "Suddenly Light · Invisible Publishing". Invisible Publishing. Retrieved 2026-07-30.

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