About Me

writer-scholar from
Strathroy, Ontario

Photo Credit: Samantha Purchase

Ryanne Kap is a Chinese-Canadian writer and academic from Strathroy, Ontario. Her work has been featured in Grain, carte blanche, long con, and elsewhere. Her short story “Heat” won first place in Grain’s 2020 Short Grain contest, was nominated by Grain for the 2020 Journey Prize, and was selected as a notable pick in the 2021 edition of Best Canadian Short Stories. Her debut chapbook, “goodbye, already,” was published by Frog Hollow Press in 2021. Ryanne holds a B.A. (Honours, with distinction) in English and creative writing from the University of Toronto Scarborough (2020) and an M.A. in English from Western University (2021). She is also the managing editor at The Puritan.

instagram / twitter: @ryannekap

 
last post was sad here’s theo sunbathing to lighten things up (the sad is still important but so is theo)
These are some of my favourite places in Sarnia, Strathroy, and Scarborough. In 2020, I took lots of photos of my grandparents’ backyard in particular because I knew that soon enough I wouldn’t be able to go back. I think it’s one o
just super casually chilling by the window
I posted this on my story and I’ve been thinking about it a lot since. It’s one of my favourite photos of me and my grandparents (if you count my Oma’s blurry finger). I think enough has been said about 2020, but losing them was the

BIOGRAPHY

I’m a Chinese-Canadian writer and academic with an MA in English from Western University (2021). I also hold a B.A. (Honours, with distinction) in English from the University of Toronto Scarborough (2020), where I was the co-winner of the Jasun Singh Memorial Prize in Creative Writing.

My academic interests include adoption studies, pop culture studies, and Asian . My most recent research project examines the depiction of imperial trauma in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

 

EDUCATION

2022-2026 (expected completion)
Ph.D. in English
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada

2020-2021
M.A. in English
Western University
London, ON, Canada

2016-2020
B.A. (Honours, with distinction) in English
University of Toronto Scarborough
Scarborough, ON, Canada