Prathna Lor

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Prathna Lor
Occupationnovelist
LanguageEnglish
EducationPhD in English
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Genrefiction, poetry
Subjectgrief
Notable worksEmanations

Prathna Lor is a Canadian poet, essayist, educator, and editor best known for their Lambda Literary Award-nominated poetry collection Emanations.[1]

Early life

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Lor completed a PhD in the department of English at the University of Toronto.[2]

They are based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal.[3]

Selected works

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Lor's second poetry chapbook, 7, 2, was published in 2019 by Knife Fork Books.[2]

They say their debut poetry collection Emanations is predominantly about grief and how it connects fragmentation, commodification, and identity.[3] It was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in Transgender fiction.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Upadhyaya, Kayla Kumari (2023-03-15). "Congratulations to the 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalists!". Autostraddle. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. ^ a b "Prathna Lor – Asian Heritage in Canada". Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. ^ a b "Five Questions for: Prathna Lor – Quebec Writers' Federation". qwf.org. Retrieved 2023-12-07.