Chris Hutchinson (poet)

Chris Hutchinson
Born	(1972-08-02) August 2, 1972 (age 53) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education	University of Victoria, Victoria (BFA) Arizona State University (MFA) University of Houston (PhD)
Genre	poetry
Notable works	[Unfamiliar Weather] (2005) [Other People's Lives] (2009) [A Brief History of the Short-lived] (2012) [Jonas in Frames: an Epic] (2014) [In the Vicinity of Riches] (2020)

Chris Hutchinson ^[1] (born August 2, 1972) in Montreal, Quebec, grew up on Vancouver Island, and has since lived, worked, and studied across Canada and the US, earning a BFA from the University of Victoria, an MFA in Creative Writing from Arizona State University, and a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Houston.

Chris is currently core faculty in the English Department at MacEwan University ^[2] on Treaty 6 Territory, Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton, AB, Canada).

Poetry books

• Unfamiliar Weather ^[3] (Muses' Company, 2005)
• Other People's Lives ^[4] (Brick Books, 2009)
• A Brief History of the Short-lived ^[5] (Nightwood Editions, 2012)
• In the Vicinity of Riches ^[6] (Goose Lane Editions / icehouse poetry, 2020)

Novels

• Jonas in Frames: an Epic ^[7] (Goose Lane Editions / icehouse poetry, 2014)

Awards

• The Brazos Bookstore/Academy of American Poets Prize, poets.org, 2017
• Earle Birney Prize for Poetry, PRISM International, 2003

References

1. "Chris Hutchinson". Chris Hutchinson. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
2. "Profile".
3. "Unfamiliar Weather – J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing".
4. "Other People's Lives by Chris Hutchinson - Brick Books". March 23, 2022.
5. "A Brief History of the Short-Lived".
6. "In the Vicinity of Riches".
7. "Jonas in Frames".

External links

• Chris Hutchinson
• BC BookWorld