Pat Lowther Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1998) Winner
Barbara Nickel
バーバラ・ニッケル
Bābara Nikkeru
Aliases:
Barbara Kathleen Nickel
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966-06-22 （Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canada, Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Mennonite
- Residence History
- Rosthern, Saskatchewan → St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador → British Columbia
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1995-2024
- Affiliations
- Prism International (poetry editor)
- Nominations
- 1996 National Magazine Awards (honourable mention), Geoffrey Bilson Award (finalist), Mr. Christie's Book Award (finalist), 1998 B.C. Red Cedar Awards (finalist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of British Columbia | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | Canada |
Goshen College
Country:
United States
University of British Columbia
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Pat Lowther Award | The Gladys Elegies | — | League of Canadian Poets | winner |
| 1995 | The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize | — | — | The Malahat Review | winner |
Pat Lowther Award
1998
Work:
The Gladys Elegies
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
winner
The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize
1995
Organization:
The Malahat Review
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Gladys Elegies
1997 PoetryPoetry collection.
From the Top of a Grain Elevator
1999 PoetryPoetry collection.
Domain: poems
2007 PoetryPoetry collection engaging with the concept of home, childhood house, memories, and family history including Russian ancestors.
HomeMemoryFamily history
The Secret Wish of Nannerl Mozart
1996 Young adult fictionYoung adult historical fiction.
Hannah Waters and the Daughter of Johann Sebastian Bach
2006 Young adult fictionYoung adult novel about the daughter of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Style & Themes
- Recurring Motifs
- HomeMemory
Legacy
Canadian poet who won the Pat Lowther Award. Known for poetry collections and young adult fiction. Of Mennonite background.
Quotes
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In Domain, her second collection, B.C. poet and fiction writer Barbara Nickel engages explicitly with the concept of home – specifically, the house she grew up in and the memories it evokes.
Source: The Toronto Star (2007)
Trivia
- Mennonite poet
- From Saskatchewan