Nancy Jo Cullen

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Nancy Jo Cullen
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OccupationWriter
NationalityCanadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksScience Fiction Saint, Pearl, Untitled Child, Canary
Notable awards2010 Dayne Ogilvie Prize
Website
www.nancyjocullen.net

Nancy Jo Cullen is a Canadian poet and fiction writer, who won the 2010 Dayne Ogilvie Prize from the Writers' Trust of Canada for an emerging lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender writer. [1] The jury, consisting of writers Brian Francis, Don Hannah and Suzette Mayr, described Cullen in the award citation as a writer "who feels like a friend", and who "tackles dark corners without false dramatics or pretensions. There is a genuine realness in her language." [2]

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Originally from British Columbia and a longtime resident of Calgary, Alberta, [2] she now lives in Kingston. [2]

As of the time of her Dayne Ogilvie win, she had published three volumes of poetry. [3] Her short story "Ashes" was a finalist for the Journey Prize in 2012, [3] and she has since published a full volume of short stories and a novel. [4]

She served on the jury for the 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize, selecting Alex Leslie as that year's winner. [5]

In 2020, her novel The Western Alienation Merit Badge was a shortlisted finalist for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, [6] and in 2021 it was shortlisted for the 2020 ReLit Award for fiction. [7]

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