Jordan Tannahill

Jordan Tannahill
Born (1988-05-19) May 19, 1988 (age 36)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupationauthor, playwright, film and theatre director
Spouse
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(m. 2024)​
Website
jordantannahill.com

Jordan Tannahill is a Canadian author, playwright, filmmaker, and theatre director.

His novels and plays have been translated into twelve languages, and honoured with a number of prizes including two Governor General's Literary Awards.[1] His debut novel, Liminal, was honoured with France's 2021 Prix des Jeunes Libraires.[2] His second novel, The Listeners, made the Canadian fiction bestsellers list, and was shortlisted for the 2021 Giller Prize.[3] The Listeners was adapted into a limited series, directed by Janicza Bravo, for the BBC.[4][5]

Tannahill has been described as "the enfant terrible of Canadian Theatre" by Libération[6] and The Walrus,[7] "one of Canada's most extraordinary artists" by CBC Arts,[8] and "widely celebrated as one of Canada's most accomplished young playwrights, filmmakers and all-round multidisciplinary artists" by the Toronto Star.[9] In 2019, CBC Arts named Tannahill as one of sixty-nine LGBTQ Canadians, living or deceased, who has shaped the country's history.[10]

  1. ^ "Thomas King wins Governor General's award for fiction". The Globe and Mail, November 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Prix des jeunes libraires". Prix des jeunes libraires, June 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "What you need to know about the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists". CBC Books, November 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Blyth, Antonia (2024-09-10). "'The Listeners': Director Janicza Bravo, Rebecca Hall & Writer Jordan Tannahill Discuss Their Show's Knife Edge Of Normalcy – Toronto Studio". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  5. ^ "BBC announces new drama The Listeners starring Rebecca Hall". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  6. ^ "Liminal: en un laps d'antan". December 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Play Fighting". April 6, 2017.
  8. ^ "Our very personal picks for the best movies, music, theatre and art of 2018". December 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "Marienbad Enigmantic but Compelling". Toronto Star. May 27, 2016.
  10. ^ "Super Queeros!". CBC Arts. Jun 20, 2019.