Gillian Wigmore

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Gillian Wigmore (born 1976) is a Canadian poet and fiction writer from Vanderhoof, British Columbia. [1] Her poetry fits within the genre of ecopoetry. [2]

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Biography

Wigmore graduated from the University of Victoria in 1999 [3] with a double major in Writing and in English. [4]

Wigmore published her first chapbook, home when it moves you in 2005, [3] followed by her first book of poetry, Soft Geography in 2007. In 2014, her first fiction, Grayling (a novella), was published by Mother Tongue. The novella follows a couple as they descend the Dease River in northwestern BC. [5] Her first full-length fictional work, Glory, was released in 2017. [1] [6] Some of her work is published in Geist and other publications. [7]

She resides in Prince George, British Columbia. [3]

Awards and honors

Wigmore was a finalist for the 2008 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and won the 2008 ReLit Poetry Award. [8] [9] [10]

Her short story collection Night Watch: The Vet Suite was named a runner-up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2022. [11]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 PEEBLES, Frank (13 October 2017). "Local author launching new book". Prince George Citizen. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  2. ↑ "Gillian Wigmore". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  3. 1 2 3 "Prince George Free Press » Author shortlisted for national award" . Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ Wigmore, Gillian (October 2010). Grayling. Nightwood Editions. ISBN   9780889712553.
  6. ↑ "Glory". Quill and Quire. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  7. ↑ "Gillian Wigmore". Geist.com. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to Caitlin Press Online". Archived from the original on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  9. ↑ "ReLit award winners named". Ottawa Citizen , July 27, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Gillian Wigmore Wins 2008 ReLit Poetry Award › News › BC Book Prizes". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  11. ↑ "Arnolda Dufour Bowes wins Danuta Gleed award for debut short-fiction collection". Quill & Quire , June 1, 2022.
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