Ian Williams (writer)

Ian Williams
Born June 17, 1979
Occupation Poet and fiction writer
Nationality Canadian
Education University of Toronto (BSc, MA, PhD)
Notable works Reproduction
Notable awards
Website
ianwilliams.ca

Ian Williams (born June 17, 1979) is a Canadian poet and fiction writer. His collection of short stories, Not Anyone's Anything, won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, and his debut novel, Reproduction, was awarded the 2019 Giller Prize. His work has ben shortlisted for various awards, as well.

Williams earned Honours Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Toronto. He was a professor of creative writing at the University of British Columbia for many years and is now a tenured English professor at University of Toronto. He is also a trustee of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry. From 2014-2015, he was the Canadian Writer-in-Residence with the University of Calgary’s Distinguished Writers Program, and in 2022, he was the Visiting Fellow at the American Library in Paris.

Awards and honours

Awards for Williams's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2011 Not Anyone’s Anything Danuta Gleed Literary Award Winner
You Know Who You Are ReLit Awards Shortlist
2013 Personals Griffin Poetry Prize Finalist
ReLit Awards Shortlist
Robert Kroetsch Poetry Book Award Shortlist
2019 Reproduction Amazon.ca First Novel Award Shortlist
Giller Prize Winner
Toronto Book Award Shortlist
2021 Disorientation Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction Shortlist
Reproduction International Dublin Literary Award Longlist
Word Problems Raymond Souster Award Winner
ReLit Awards Shortlist

Books