Elizabeth Bachinsky
Elizabeth Bachinsky (born May 10, 1976) is a Canadian poet. She has published four collections since 2005: Curio, Home of Sudden Service, God of Missed Connections, and The Hottest Summer in Recorded History. Her second book, Home of Sudden Service, was nominated for a 2006 Governor General's Award for Poetry.
Elizabeth Bachinsky
- Name
- Elizabeth Bachinsky
- Born
- 10 May 1976
- Birthplace
- Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Occupation
- Poet
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- University of British Columbia · Douglas College
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Elizabeth Bachinsky (born May 10, 1976) is a Canadian poet. She has published four collections since 2005: Curio, Home of Sudden Service, God of Missed Connections, and The Hottest Summer in Recorded History. Her second book, Home of Sudden Service, was nominated for a 2006 Governor General's Award for Poetry.
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Bachinsky's work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies in Canada, the U.S, France, Ireland, the U.K, China and Lebanon.
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• Name — Elizabeth Bachinsky • Born — 10 May 1976 • Birthplace — Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada • Occupation — Poet • Genre — poetry • Notable Works — God of Missed Connections
Personal life
Personal life
Bachinsky was born on May 10, 1976, in Regina, Saskatchewan, and grew up in Prince George, British Columbia. She has an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she teaches creative writing at Douglas College. From 2006 to 2014, she was the editor of Event, a Vancouver literary journal.
Poetry
Poetry
• 2005: Curio BookThug • 2006: Home of Sudden Service Nightwood Editions • 2009: God of Missed Connections Nightwood Editions • 2012: I Don't Feel So Good BookThug • 2013: The Hottest Summer in Recorded History Nightwood Editions
Anthologies
Anthologies
• 2004: Pissing Ice: An Anthology of "New" Canadian Poets BookThug • 2005: In Fine Form: The Canadian Book of Form Poetry Polestar • 2008: Jailbreaks: 99 Canadian Sonnets Biblioasis • 2009: Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear and Queer Desire Arsenal Pulp Press • 2009: How the Light Gets In University of New Waterford, Ireland • 2009: Verse Map of Vancouver Anvil Press
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1976
Elizabeth Bachinsky born at Regina.
Prizes and honours
• 2004: Nominee, Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award • 2006: Nominee, Governor General's Award for English-language poetry (for Home of Sudden Service) • 2009: Nominee, Kobzar Literary Award • 2009: Nominee, Pat Lowther Award • 2010: Shortlist, George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature
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