Montreal author defends her writing as human after AI detector flagged prizewinning story
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Montreal author Chanel Sutherland defends her writing as human after AI detector flagged prizewinning story
JOSH O’KANE
PUBLISHED MAY 22, 2026
UPDATED MAY 23, 2026
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Montreal author Chanel Sutherland won the 2025 Commonwealth Prize for her story Descend, in which enslaved Africans share their stories while aboard a sinking ship.
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