Gillian Sze
Gillian Sze is a Canadian writer. She has won one Quebec Writers' Federation Award and been a finalist seven times across four different categories.
Gillian Sze
- Occupation
- writer
- Name
- Gillian Sze
- Awards
- carte blanche Prize (2011), Pat Lowther Award (2023)
- Born
- 1985 · Winnipeg.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Université de Montréal · Concordia University
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Key facts
• Occupation — writer • Genre — poetry, picture books • Website — http: www.gilliansze.com • Name — Gillian Sze • Awards — carte blanche Prize (2011), Pat Lowther Award (2023)
Biography
Biography
Sze's parents are Chinese immigrants, and she grew up speaking the Hokkien dialect of Mandarin at home. She was raised in Winnipeg. After graduating from high school, Sze studied at the University of Winnipeg for one year to study medicine, after which she transferred to Concordia University to study creative writing. She later received a Master of Arts in creative writing from Concordia University, as well as a Ph.D. in English Studies from the Université de Montréal. Sze presently lives in Montreal where she teaches in the English Department at Concordia University.
Poetry
Poetry
• Fish Bones (2009, DC Books) • The Anatomy of Clay (2011, ECW Press) • Peeling Rambutan (2014, Gaspereau Press) • Fricatives (2015, Gaspereau Press) • Redrafting Winter, with Alison Strumberger (2015, BuschekBooks) • Panicle (2017, Misfit Book) • Quiet Night Think: Poems & Essays (2022, Misfit Book)
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1985
Gillian Sze born at Winnipeg.
Children's books
• My Love for You Is Always, illustrated by Michelle Lee (2021, Philomel) • The Night Is Deep and Wide, illustrated by Sue Todd (2021, Orca Books) • You Are My Favorite Color, illustrated by Niña Mata (2022, Philomel) • When Sunlight Tiptoes, illustrated by Soyeon Kim (2023, Orca Book Publishers) • The Little Green Envelope, illustrated by Claudine Crangle (2023, Groundwood) • I Drew a Heart, illustrated by Naoko Stoop (2023, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Awards and honours
My Love for You is Always received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. The Night is Deep and Wide received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. The book was also named one of the best children's books of the year by New York Public Library (2021) and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (2022). The Globe and Mail included Quiet Night Think: Poems & Essays in their list of the best 100 books of 2022. CBC Books also included in on their "Best Canadian Poetry of 2022" list. Awards for Sze's writing • Year — Title — Award — Result — Ref. • 2009 — Fish Bones — McAuslan First Book Prize — Shortlist • 2011 — "Like This Together" — carte blanche Prize — Winner • 2014 — Peeling Rambutan — A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry — Shortlist • 2016 — Redrafting Winter — A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry — Shortlist • 2018 — Panicle — A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry — Shortlist • 2022 — Quiet Night Think — A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry — Shortlist • 2022 — You Are My Favorite Color — Janet Savage Blachford Prize — Shortlist • 2023 — Quiet Night Think — Pat Lowther Award — Winner
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- 1.Drudi, Cassandra. In her new collection, Gillian Sze ruminates on family and origins. Quill and Quire. 2022-04-06.
- 2.Gillian Sze. Penguin Random House Canada.
- 3.Gillian Sze – Asian Heritage in Canada. Toronto Metropolitan University.
- 4.My Love for You is Always. Kirkus Reviews. 2021-07-14.
- 5.The Night Is Deep and Wide by Gillian Sze. Publishers Weekly. 2021-03-04.
- 6.Best Books for Kids 2021. The New York Public Library.
- 7.Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Announces 2022 Best Books for Babies List. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. 2022-04-25.
- 8.The Globe 100: The best books of 2022. The Globe and Mail. 2022-12-02.
- 9.The best Canadian poetry of 2022. CBC Books. 2022-12-08.
- 10.The Concordia University First Book Prize. Quebec Writers' Federation.
- 11.carte blanche Prize. Quebec Writers' Federation.
- 12.The A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry. Quebec Writers' Federation.
- 13.Rawi Hage, Paige Cooper among finalists for 2018 Quebec Writers' Federation literary awards. CBC Books. 2019-02-28.
- 14.Mudaly, Lee-Ann. 4 Concordians shortlisted for Quebec Writers Federation awards. Concordia University. 2018-11-21.
- 15.The QWF Spoken Word Prize. Quebec Writers' Federation.
- 16.Rawi Hage and Sina Queyras among finalists for Quebec Writers' Federation Literary Awards. CBC Books. 2022-10-20.
- 17.Drudi, Cassandra. Shortlists announced for 2022 QWF awards. Quill and Quire. 2022-10-19.
- 18."Edmonton's Matthew James Weigel among winners of 2023 League of Canadian Poets awards". CBC, May 11, 2023.
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