David Chariandy

David Chariandy is a Professor at the University of Toronto, Department of English, specializing in African Canadian Literature, Caribbean Literature, Critical Race Studies, and diasporic/postcolonial/transnational themes. His research bridges literary criticism with creative writing, focusing on Black/Indigenous relations and the representation of marginalized communities in Canada. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he has held editorial roles at Brick: A literary journal and contributed to critical discourses through co-edited special issues of journals like Transition Magazine and Topia.

His literary works, including the novels Soucouyant and Brother, and the memoir I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You: A Letter to My Daughter, have received international acclaim, translated into twelve languages. Awards include the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, Toronto Book Prize, and Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction. He has served on advisory committees for institutions like the Canada Council for the Arts and McClelland & Stewart Press.

Chariandy’s creative projects engage with themes of intergenerational trauma, queerness in Caribbean diasporic contexts, and the politics of nostalgia. His academic collaborations with critics like Phanuel Antwi and Michael A. Bucknor deepen his exploration of Black Canadian literature. A film adaptation of Brother was released in 2022.