Yumna Kassab is an Australian novelist. She was appointed the inaugural Parramatta Laureate in Literature for 2024.
Yumna Kassab | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable awards | Parramatta Laureate in Literature, 2024 |
Career
editYumna Kassab was born and grew up at Parramatta.[1] She spent two years of her childhood in Lebanon with her family.[2] After studying at Macquarie University she worked as a high school teacher.[2]
Her first book, The House of Youssef, published in 2019, contains short stories of Lebanese migrants living in Western Sydney.[3] Reviewing the book for ArtsHub, Georgia Brough described it as a "stunning, succinct collection of short fiction".[4]
In December 2023 Kassab was announced as the inaugural Parramatta Laureate in Literature.[1]
Awards
edit- The House of Youssef
- Stella Prize, longlisted 2020[5]
- Glenda Adams Award for New Writing, New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, shortlisted 2020[6]
- Steele Rudd Award, Queensland Literary Awards, shortlisted 2020[7]
- Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, shortlisted 2020[8]
- Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, shortlisted 2020[9]
- Australiana
- Fiction Book Award, Queensland Literary Awards, shortlisted 2022[10]
- The Lovers
- Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, shortlisted 2023[11]
- Miles Franklin Literary Award, shortlisted 2023[12]
- Fiction, Prime Minister's Literary Awards, shortlisted 2023[13]
- Politica
- Fiction Book Award, Queensland Literary Awards, shortlisted 2024[14]
Publications
edit- Kassab, Yumna (2019). The House of Youssef. Giramondo. ISBN 9781925818192.
- —— (2022). Australiana. Ultimo Press. ISBN 9781761150609.
- —— (2022). The Lovers. Ultimo Press. ISBN 9781761150623.
- —— (2024). Politica. Artarmon: Giramondo. ISBN 9781761152009.
References
edit- ^ a b "Football, ice-cream and the best cafes for writing in to feature in author Yumna Kassab's 'dictionary of Parramatta'". ABC News. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Yumna Kassab". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "The House of Youssef". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Brough, Georgia (9 September 2019). "The House of Youssef by Yumna Kassab". ArtsHub. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Stella Prize 2020 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Queensland Literary Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Readings announces 2020 New Australian Fiction Prize shortlist". Books+Publishing. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "2020 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Qld Literary Awards 2022 shortlists". Books+Publishing. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "VPLAs 2023 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2023 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Queensland Literary Awards 2024 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.