Gerald Lampert Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2001) Winner
Anne Simpson
アン・シンプソン
Anne Simpson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, artist, essayist
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- St. Francis Xavier University
- Nominations
- Governor General's Award 2003 shortlist (Loop), Thomas Head Raddall Award shortlist (Canterbury Beach), International Dublin Literary Award longlist (Falling)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University at Kingston | — | — | B.A., M.A. | — | Canada |
| OCAD University | — | Fine Arts | Fine Arts卒業 | — | Canada |
Queen's University at Kingston
Degree:
B.A., M.A.
Country:
Canada
OCAD University
Fine Arts
Degree:
Fine Arts卒業
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Journey Prize | Dreaming Snow | — | — | co-winner |
| 2000 | Gerald Lampert Award | Light Falls Through You | — | — | winner |
| 2000 | Atlantic Poetry Prize | Light Falls Through You | — | — | winner |
| 2004 | Griffin Poetry Prize | Loop | — | Griffin Trust | winner |
| 2008 | Pat Lowther Award | Quick | — | — | winner |
| 2008 | Dartmouth Fiction Award | Falling | — | — | winner |
Journey Prize
1997
Work:
Dreaming Snow
Result:
co-winner
Gerald Lampert Award
2000
Work:
Light Falls Through You
Result:
winner
Atlantic Poetry Prize
2000
Work:
Light Falls Through You
Result:
winner
Griffin Poetry Prize
2004
Work:
Loop
Organization:
Griffin Trust
Result:
winner
Pat Lowther Award
2008
Work:
Quick
Result:
winner
Dartmouth Fiction Award
2008
Work:
Falling
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 4 (2004) Winner
Pat Lowther Memorial Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 28 (2008) Winner
Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 31 (2021) Winner
Works
Major Works
Loop
2003 poetryPoetry collection featuring sequences, including a Möbius strip demonstration.
language and structure
Light Falls Through You
2000 poetryFalling
2008 novelCanadian bestseller novel.
Speechless
2020 novelBibliography
- Light Falls Through You (2000)
- Loop (2003)
- Quick (2007)
- Is (2011)
- Canterbury Beach (2001)
- Falling (2008)
- Speechless (2020)
- A Ragged Pen: Essays on Poetry & Memory (2006)
- The Marram Grass: Poetry & Otherness (2009)
- Experiments in Distant Influence (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Use of sequencesStructural experiments like Möbius strip
Legacy
Prominent Canadian poet and novelist, recipient of the Griffin Poetry Prize and other major awards.