Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2009) Winner
Brian Brett
ブライアン・ブレット
Buraian Buretto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-04-28 （Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada）
- Died
- 2024-01-17 （Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada） age 73
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, journalist, editor
- Active Years
- 1968-2024
- Affiliations
- Blackfish Press
- Memberships
- P.E.N. International, Federation of BC Writers, Writers' Union of Canada, League of Canadian Poets
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser University | — | literature | — | 1969-1974 | Canada |
Simon Fraser University
literature
Period:
1969-1974
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize | Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Rural Life | — | Writers' Trust of Canada | winner |
| 2016 | Matt Cohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life | — | — | Writers' Trust of Canada | winner |
Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize
2009
Work:
Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Rural Life
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
winner
Matt Cohen Award: In Celebration of a Writing Life
2016
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Rural Life
2009 Non-fictionA rebel history of rural life describing a day on his farm.
rural lifenatural history
Uproar's Your Only Music
2004 MemoirMemoir about struggles with Kallmann syndrome.
illnessidentity
Bibliography
- Fossil Ground at Phantom Creek - 1976
- Smoke Without Exit - 1984
- Evolution in Every Direction - 1987
- The Fungus Garden - 1988
- Tanganyika - 1991
- Poems: New and Selected - 1993
- Allegories of Love and Disaster - 1993
- The Colour of Bones in a Stream - 1998
- Coyote - 2003
- Uproar's Your Only Music - 2004
- Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Rural Life - 2009
- The Wind River Variations - 2012
- Tuco: The Parrot, the Others, and a Scattershot World - 2015
Health
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Kallmann syndrome幼少期から生涯Prevented puberty, caused pain and osteoporosis. Took testosterone to mitigate.
Legacy
Canadian poet and writer known for works on rural life and personal struggles with illness, winner of Writers' Trust awards.
Archives
- Brian Brett fonds at University of Victoria, Special Collections
- Archives of Blackfish Press at Library and Archives Canada