Emma Hooper is a Canadian writer.[1] She is most notable for her 2018 novel Our Homesick Songs, which was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2018
Scotiabank Giller Prize.[2]
Born and raised in
Alberta, she moved to England in 2004 after completing her B.A. in music and writing at the
University of Alberta.[1] She completed an M.A. in creative writing at
Bath Spa University before undertaking a Ph.D. in creative and critical writing at the
University of East Anglia, which she completed in 2010.[3] She subsequently taught at Bath Spa University. Her debut novel, Etta and Otto and Russell and James, was published in 2015,[4] and was a shortlisted finalist for the
amazon.ca First Novel Award.[5]Our Homesick Songs followed in 2018.[6]