Pat Lowther Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2009) Winner
Alice Major
アリス・メジャー
Arisu Mejā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Scotland
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Scotland (childhood) → Toronto, Ontario → Central British Columbia → Edmonton, Alberta (since 1981)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, essayist
- Active Years
- 1988-2023
- Affiliations
- Writers' Guild of Alberta (past-president), League of Canadian Poets (past-president), Edmonton Arts Council (former chair), Poet Laureate of Edmonton (2005-2007)
- Memberships
- Writers' Guild of Alberta, League of Canadian Poets
- Nominations
- Raymond Souster Award shortlist for Welcome to the Anthropocene (2019), Raymond Souster Award shortlist for Standard Candles (2016), City of Edmonton Book Prize shortlist for Welcome to the Anthropocene (2019), City of Edmonton Book Prize shortlist for The Office Tower Tales (2009), City of Edmonton Book Prize shortlist for Tales for an Urban Sky (2000), City of Edmonton Book Prize shortlist for Lattice of the Years (1999)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College, Toronto at the University of Toronto | — | English, history | BA | — | Canada |
Trinity College, Toronto at the University of Toronto
English, history
Degree:
BA
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award | — | — | Lieutenant Governor of Alberta | won |
| 2016 | Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry | Standard Candles | — | — | won |
| 2012 | National Magazine Award Gold Medal (essay category) | The Ultraviolet Catastrophe | essay | National Magazine Awards | won |
| 2012 | Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Non-fiction | Intersecting Sets | — | — | won |
| 2011 | Stephan G. Stephansson Award | Memory’s Daughter | — | — | won |
| 2009 | Pat Lowther Award | The Office Tower Tales | — | League of Canadian Poets | won |
| 2001 | Malahat Review Long Poem Competition | — | — | The Malahat Review | won |
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award
2017
Organization:
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Result:
won
Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry
2016
Work:
Standard Candles
Result:
won
National Magazine Award Gold Medal (essay category)
2012
Work:
The Ultraviolet Catastrophe
Category:
essay
Organization:
National Magazine Awards
Result:
won
Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Non-fiction
2012
Work:
Intersecting Sets
Result:
won
Stephan G. Stephansson Award
2011
Work:
Memory’s Daughter
Result:
won
Pat Lowther Award
2009
Work:
The Office Tower Tales
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
won
Malahat Review Long Poem Competition
2001
Organization:
The Malahat Review
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Welcome to the Anthropocene
2018 poetryPoetry collection on the Anthropocene.
Anthropoceneenvironment
The Chinese Mirror
1988 YA fantasy novelPrize-winning first YA fantasy novel.
Standard Candles
2015 poetryBibliography
- The Chinese Mirror (1988)
- Time Travels Light (1992)
- Lattice of the Years (1998)
- Tales for an Urban Sky (1999)
- Corona Radiata (2000)
- Some Bones and a Story (2001)
- No Monster (2002)
- The Occupied World (2006)
- The Office Tower Tales (2008)
- Memory's Daughter (2010)
- Intersecting Sets: A Poet Looks at Science (2011)
- Standard Candles (2015)
- Welcome to the Anthropocene (2018)
- Knife on Snow (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Intersection of poetry and scienceUrban and natural themes
- Recurring Motifs
- sciencemathematicsenvironment
Legacy
Prominent Canadian poet, first Poet Laureate of Edmonton. Explores intersections of poetry and science, multiple awards, founded Edmonton Poetry Festival.