Gillian Sze

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Gillian Sze
Occupationwriter
NationalityCanadian
Genrepoetry, picture books
Notable awards carte blanche Prize (2011), Pat Lowther Award (2023)
Website
www.gilliansze.com

Gillian Sze is a Canadian writer. She has won one Quebec Writers' Federation Award and been a finalist seven times across four different categories.

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Biography

Sze's parents are Chinese immigrants, and she grew up speaking the Hokkien dialect of Mandarin at home. [1] She was raised in Winnipeg. [2] [3]

After graduating from high school, Sze studied at the University of Winnipeg for one year to study medicine, [1] after which she transferred to Concordia University to study creative writing. [2] She later received a Master of Arts in creative writing from Concordia University, [3] as well as a Ph.D. in English Studies from the Université de Montréal. [2]

Sze presently lives in Montreal [2] where she teaches in the English Department at Concordia University.

Awards and honours

My Love for You is Always received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews . [4]

The Night is Deep and Wide received a starred review from Publishers Weekly . [5] The book was also named one of the best children's books of the year by New York Public Library (2021) [6] and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (2022). [7]

The Globe and Mail included Quiet Night Think: Poems & Essays in their list of the best 100 books of 2022. [8] CBC Books also included in on their "Best Canadian Poetry of 2022" list. [9]

Awards for Sze's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2009Fish Bones McAuslan First Book Prize Shortlist [10]
2011"Like This Together" carte blanche Prize Winner [11]
2014Peeling Rambutan A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry Shortlist [12]
2016Redrafting Winter A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry Shortlist [12]
2018Panicle A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry Shortlist [12] [13] [14]
2022Quiet Night Think A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry Shortlist [12] [15] [16] [17]
2022You Are My Favorite Color Janet Savage Blachford Prize Shortlist [16] [17]
2023Quiet Night Think Pat Lowther Award Winner [18]

Publications

Children's books

Poetry

References

  1. 1 2 Drudi, Cassandra (2022-04-06). "In her new collection, Gillian Sze ruminates on family and origins". Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Gillian Sze". Penguin Random House Canada . Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  3. 1 2 "Gillian Sze – Asian Heritage in Canada". Toronto Metropolitan University . Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  4. ↑ "My Love for You is Always". Kirkus Reviews . 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  5. ↑ "The Night Is Deep and Wide by Gillian Sze". Publishers Weekly . 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  6. ↑ "Best Books for Kids 2021". The New York Public Library . Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  7. ↑ "Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Announces 2022 Best Books for Babies List". Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh . 2022-04-25. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  8. ↑ "The Globe 100: The best books of 2022". The Globe and Mail. 2022-12-02. Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  9. ↑ "The best Canadian poetry of 2022". CBC Books . 2022-12-08. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  10. ↑ "The Concordia University First Book Prize". Quebec Writers' Federation . Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  11. ↑ "carte blanche Prize". Quebec Writers' Federation . Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "The A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry". Quebec Writers' Federation . Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  13. ↑ "Rawi Hage, Paige Cooper among finalists for 2018 Quebec Writers' Federation literary awards". CBC Books . 2019-02-28. Archived from the original on 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  14. ↑ Mudaly, Lee-Ann (2018-11-21). "4 Concordians shortlisted for Quebec Writers Federation awards". Concordia University . Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  15. ↑ "The QWF Spoken Word Prize". Quebec Writers' Federation . Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  16. 1 2 "Rawi Hage and Sina Queyras among finalists for Quebec Writers' Federation Literary Awards". CBC Books . 2022-10-20. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  17. 1 2 Drudi, Cassandra (2022-10-19). "Shortlists announced for 2022 QWF awards". Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  18. ↑ "Edmonton's Matthew James Weigel among winners of 2023 League of Canadian Poets awards". CBC , May 11, 2023.
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