The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2021) Winner
Canisia Lubrin
カニシア・ラブリン
Canisia Lubrin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- St. Lucia
- Nationality
- St. Lucia, Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- St. Lucia → Whitby, Ontario, Canada → Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- poet, critic, editor, professor, writer
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- University of Guelph, McClelland & Stewart (poetry editor), Buckrider Books (imprint of Wolsak & Wynn, former editor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York University | — | — | Bachelor's | — | Canada |
| University of Guelph | — | Creative Writing | Master's | — | Canada |
York University
Degree:
Bachelor's
Country:
Canada
University of Guelph
Creative Writing
Degree:
Master's
Country:
Canada
Graduate degree in creative writing (details unknown)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Windham–Campbell Literature Prize (Poetry) | — | — | Windham–Campbell Prizes (Yale University) | winner |
| 2021 | OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature (overall) | The Dyzgraphxst | — | OCM Bocas Prize | winner |
| 2021 | Derek Walcott Prize (Poetry) | The Dyzgraphxst | — | Derek Walcott Prize | winner |
| 2021 | Griffin Poetry Prize (Canadian winner) | The Dyzgraphxst | — | Griffin Poetry Prize Foundation | winner |
| 2025 | Carol Shields Prize for Fiction | Code Noir | fiction | Carol Shields Prize Committee | winner |
| 2025 | Danuta Gleed Literary Award | Code Noir | — | Danuta Gleed Award Committee | winner |
| 2017 | Gerald Lampert Award (nomination) | Voodoo Hypothesis | — | League of Canadian Poets | nominated |
| 2017 | Pat Lowther Award (nomination) | Voodoo Hypothesis | — | League of Canadian Poets | nominated |
| 2017 | Raymond Souster Award (finalist) | Voodoo Hypothesis | — | League of Canadian Poets / associated organization | finalist |
| 2020 | Governor General's Award for English-language poetry | The Dyzgraphxst | — | Governor General's Literary Awards (Canada) | shortlisted |
| 2020 | Trillium Book Award (Poetry) | The Dyzgraphxst | — | Ontario Creates | shortlisted |
| 2024 | Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize | Code Noir | fiction | Writers' Trust of Canada | shortlisted |
| 2024 | Governor General's Award for English-language fiction | Code Noir | fiction | Governor General's Literary Awards | shortlisted |
| 2024 | Balcones Prize (shortlisted) | Code Noir | — | Balcones Center / organizing body | shortlisted |
| 2025 | Sunburst Award for Excellence in Literature of the Fantastic (shortlisted) | Code Noir | — | Sunburst Award Committee | shortlisted |
Windham–Campbell Literature Prize (Poetry)
2021
Organization:
Windham–Campbell Prizes (Yale University)
Result:
winner
OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature (overall)
2021
Work:
The Dyzgraphxst
Organization:
OCM Bocas Prize
Result:
winner
Derek Walcott Prize (Poetry)
2021
Work:
The Dyzgraphxst
Organization:
Derek Walcott Prize
Result:
winner
Griffin Poetry Prize (Canadian winner)
2021
Work:
The Dyzgraphxst
Organization:
Griffin Poetry Prize Foundation
Result:
winner
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
2025
Work:
Code Noir
Category:
fiction
Organization:
Carol Shields Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Danuta Gleed Literary Award
2025
Work:
Code Noir
Organization:
Danuta Gleed Award Committee
Result:
winner
Gerald Lampert Award (nomination)
2017
Work:
Voodoo Hypothesis
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
nominated
Pat Lowther Award (nomination)
2017
Work:
Voodoo Hypothesis
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
nominated
Raymond Souster Award (finalist)
2017
Work:
Voodoo Hypothesis
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets / associated organization
Result:
finalist
Governor General's Award for English-language poetry
2020
Work:
The Dyzgraphxst
Organization:
Governor General's Literary Awards (Canada)
Result:
shortlisted
Trillium Book Award (Poetry)
2020
Work:
The Dyzgraphxst
Organization:
Ontario Creates
Result:
shortlisted
Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
2024
Work:
Code Noir
Category:
fiction
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
shortlisted
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
2024
Work:
Code Noir
Category:
fiction
Organization:
Governor General's Literary Awards
Result:
shortlisted
Balcones Prize (shortlisted)
2024
Work:
Code Noir
Organization:
Balcones Center / organizing body
Result:
shortlisted
Sunburst Award for Excellence in Literature of the Fantastic (shortlisted)
2025
Work:
Code Noir
Organization:
Sunburst Award Committee
Result:
shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2021) Winner
Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2021) Winner
Works
Major Works
Voodoo Hypothesis
2017 poetryA poetry collection addressing Blackness, the legacy of colonialism and slavery in the Caribbean, and personal memory; rejects systems that depict Black people as inferior.
Black identitylegacy of slaverymemory and family
The Dyzgraphxst
2020 poetryAn experimental poetry collection exploring language, spelling, testimony and the Caribbean diasporic experience; combines social and political themes with formal innovation.
language and orthographydiasporarace and justice
Translations
- Qué Nuevo Mapa / What New Map (Spanish translation / edition)
Code Noir
2024 fictionLubrin's first book of fiction, weaving Caribbean history, the legacy of slavery, identity and memory across stories (novel or story collection).
legacy of colonialismmemoryidentity
Bibliography
- Augur
- Voodoo Hypothesis
- The Dyzgraphxst
- Qué Nuevo Mapa / What New Map
- The World After Rain: Anne’s Poem
- Code Noir
Translations of Works
- Qué Nuevo Mapa / What New Map (Spanish translation by Adalber Salas Hernández)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental poetic formblend of colloquial and lyrical voicestrong engagement with political and historical themes
- Recurring Motifs
- legacy of slavery and colonialismmemory and familial storieslanguage and orthography
Legacy
Canisia Lubrin has brought a Caribbean voice to the international stage as a poet and writer, receiving major awards for The Dyzgraphxst and gaining recognition in anglophone literature; she is also respected as an editor and educator.
Academic Societies
- League of Canadian Poets
Trivia
- Born in St. Lucia and lives in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
- Has served as poetry editor at McClelland & Stewart.
- The Dyzgraphxst won multiple international literary prizes.