Gillian Wigmore
Gillian Wigmore (born 1976) is a Canadian poet and fiction writer from Vanderhoof, British Columbia. Her poetry fits within the genre of ecopoetry.
Gillian Wigmore
- Born
- 1976
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Fields
- Canadian poetry
- Languages
- English
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Wigmore graduated from the University of Victoria in 1999 with a double major in Writing and in English. Wigmore published her first chapbook, home when it moves you in 2005, 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. Her first full-length fictional work, Glory, was released in 2017. Some of her work is published in Geist and other publications. She resides in Prince George, British Columbia.
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• home When it moves you (2005) • Soft Geography (2007) • Glory (2017) • Night Watch: The Vet Suite (2021)
Awards and honours
Wigmore was a finalist for the 2008 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and won the 2008 ReLit Poetry Award. Her short story collection Night Watch: The Vet Suite was named a runner-up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2022.
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- 1.PEEBLES, Frank. Local author launching new book. Prince George Citizen. 13 October 2017.
- 2.Gillian Wigmore.
- 3.Prince George Free Press » Author shortlisted for national award.
- 4.Archived copy.
- 5.Wigmore, Gillian. Grayling. Nightwood Editions. October 2010. 9780889712553.
- 6.Glory. Quill and Quire. 2017-12-04.
- 7.Gillian Wigmore. Geist.com.
- 8.Welcome to Caitlin Press Online.
- 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.
- 11."Arnolda Dufour Bowes wins Danuta Gleed award for debut short-fiction collection". Quill & Quire, June 1, 2022.
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