Robyn Sarah

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Robyn Sarah
Born1949
New York City, New York, United States
Occupationwriter
NationalityCanadian
Genrepoetry, short stories

Robyn Sarah (born 1949, in New York City) is a Canadian poet and short story writer. [1]

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Raised in Montreal, Quebec, she was educated at McGill University and the Conservatoire de musique du Québec. [1] She has published several volumes of poetry and short stories, and one book of essays. [1] In addition to her writing, she has taught English literature at Champlain Regional College, and has served as a poetry editor for Cormorant Books and Porcupine's Quill. [1]

She won a CBC Literary Award for poetry in 1990, [1] and a National Magazine Award in 1994 for her short story "Accept My Story". [1] Her short story collection Promise of Shelter was a shortlisted nominee for the Quebec Writers' Federation Awards in 1998, [1] and her poetry collection My Shoes Are Killing Me won the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry in 2015. [2]

Works

Poetry

Short stories

Essays

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Robyn Sarah at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  2. "Robyn Sarah, Guy Vanderhaeghe among recipients of 2015 Governor General's Literary Awards". Montreal Gazette , October 28, 2015.