Catherine Hernandez is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel ''

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'' was a shortlisted finalist for the 2017

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and the 2018 Edmund White Award. She has also written the plays ''The Femme Playlist'', ''Singkil'', ''Eating with Lola'', ''Kilt Pins'' and ''Future Folk'', and the children's book ''M for Mustache: A Pride ABC''. She has been the artistic director of the Sulong and b_current theatre companies in Toronto. Of mixed Filipino, Chinese, Spanish and Indian descent, she identifies as

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. Her second novel, ''Crosshairs'', was published in 2020. ''Scarborough'' was adapted by

Shasha Nakhai Shasha Nakhai is a Filipino-Iranian Canadian film director, most noted as co-director with Rich Williamson of the 2021 film ''Scarborough''. The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Picture, and Nakhai and Williamson won the award for B ...

and Rich Williamson into the film ''

'', which premiered at the

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. Hernandez won the

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for Best Adapted Screenplay at the

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for the film's screenplay."Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards"

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, April 8, 2022. The novel was subsequently selected for the 2022 edition of ''

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'', where it was defended by

Malia Baker Malia Simphiwe Baker (born December 18, 2006) is a Canadian actress. She is better known for her roles as Mary Anne Spier in the streaming series ''The Baby-Sitters Club'', Gabby Lewis in the television series ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'', and ...

. Her latest novel ''Behind You'', made longlist for the

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in 2025.

References

External links

Author's website
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