Souvankham Thammavongsa is a poet and short story writer.In 2019, Thammavongsa won an O. Henry Award for her short story, "Slingshot", which was published in Harper's Magazine, and in 2020 her short story collection "How to Pronounce Knife" won the Giller Prize.Thammavongsa has taught writing at Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Guelph, Wilfrid Laurier University, and University of Ottawa. She has also been a contributing editor at Brick.