Sharon Bala
- January 9, 2024
- Novelist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Sharon Bala |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 3, 1979(1979-04-03) |
| Age | 45 |
| Birthplace | Dubai |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Sharon Bala Biography
| Name | Sharon Bala |
| Birthday | Apr 3 |
| Birth Year | 1979 |
| Place Of Birth | Dubai |
| Birth Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Sharon Bala is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on April 3, 1979 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sharon Bala (born April 3, 1979) is a Canadian writer residing in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
The book was selected for the 2018 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by Mozhdah Jamalzadah. It also won the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, was a finalist for the 2018 amazon.ca First Novel Award, and was shortlisted for the 2015 Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers and the 2019 Thomas Head Raddall Award.
Sharon Bala Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Sharon Bala is one of the richest Novelist from United Arab Emirates. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sharon Bala 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Her debut novel, The Boat People, won the 2015 Percy Janes First Novel Award for unpublished manuscripts, and was published by McClelland and Stewart and Doubleday in January 2018. The book was internationally publicized as part of Penguin Random House’s One World, One Book campaign.
Bala was the winner of the 2017 Journey Prize for her short story “Butter Tea at Starbucks”, and was longlisted for the 2017 National Magazine Award for fiction for her short story “Miloslav”. Her short fiction has appeared in Hazlitt, Grain, The Dalhousie Review, Riddle Fence, Room, Prism International, Maisonneuve, Joyland, and The New Quarterly, and in an anthology called Racket: New Writing From Newfoundland.
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Who is Sharon Bala Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Sharon Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Arab Emirates. Sharon Bala celebrates birthday on April 3 of every year.
Is Sharon Bala Sri Lankan?
Born in Dubai to Sri Lankan parents , Sharon Bala had a happy childhood. The family moved to the UAE by the mid ’70s, as it was pretty clear that Sri Lanka was not a safe place to be a Tamil. They immigrated to Canada when Sharon was seven.
Is The Boat People a true story?
“ The Boat People is inspired by a real story of a real ship that arrived on the west coast of Canada in 2010 called the MV Sun Sea. That ship carried a group of Tamil refugees who were fleeing Sri Lanka at the end of the civil war.
Where is The Boat People set?
The Boat People is a novel about what happens to 500 Tamil refugees who flee civil war in Sri Lanka and arrive in Canada.
When was The Boat People written?
Her debut novel, The Boat People, was published by McClelland & Stewart and Doubleday US in January, 2018. The manuscript won the Percy Janes First Novel Award (May 2015) and was short listed for the Fresh Fish Award (October 2015). In 2017, she won the Journey Prize and had a second story long-listed in the anthology.
Who is Kumi in the boat people?
6. On p. 53, Grace’s mother , Kumi, describes how her parents “kept quiet” about what the family endured during the internment of Japanese Canadians, because they “thought they were protecting us.” Later, on p. 109, Grace recalls her grandmother telling her to “Focus on tomorrow.