Souvankham Thammavongsa
Souvankham Thammavongsa | |
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| Born | 1978 Nong Khai, Thailand |
| Occupation | writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s–present |
| Notable works | Small Arguments, Found, Light, How to Pronounce Knife, Slingshot |
Souvankham Thammavongsa is a Laotian Canadian poet and short story writer. In 2019, she won an O. Henry Award for her short story, "Slingshot", which was published in Harper's Magazine, and in 2020 her short story collection How to Pronounce Knife won the Giller Prize.