Pat Lowther Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2020) Winner
Chantal Gibson
シャンタル・ギブソン
Shantaru Gibuson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Quebec, Canada
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Quebec, Canada → Mackenzie, British Columbia → Vancouver, British Columbia
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, artist, educator
- Active Years
- 2014-2024
- Affiliations
- Simon Fraser University
- Nominations
- Griffin Poetry Prize Canadian Shortlist (2020)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SFU Excellence in Teaching Award | — | — | Simon Fraser University | winner |
| 2020 | Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize | How She Read | — | BC and Yukon Book Prizes | winner |
| 2020 | Pat Lowther Award | How She Read | — | League of Canadian Poets | winner |
| 2021 | 3M National Teaching Fellowship | — | — | Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) | winner |
SFU Excellence in Teaching Award
2016
Organization:
Simon Fraser University
Result:
winner
Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
2020
Work:
How She Read
Organization:
BC and Yukon Book Prizes
Result:
winner
Pat Lowther Award
2020
Work:
How She Read
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
winner
3M National Teaching Fellowship
2021
Organization:
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
How She Read: Poems
2019 poetry collectionPoetry collection that confronts colonialism, cultural erasure, and representations of Black women in Western culture. An anthem for Black sisterhood.
colonialismcultural erasurerepresentations of Black womenBlack sisterhoodromance of empire
with/holding: Poems
2021 poetry collectionBibliography
- How She Read (2019, Caitlin Press)
- with/holding: Poems (2021, Caitlin Press)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blends of visual and literary art
- Recurring Motifs
- colonialismcultural erasurerepresentations of Black women in Western culturewhites-only historical narrativeBlack sisterhood
Legacy
Canadian Black writer, poet, artist, and educator known for confronting colonialism, cultural erasure, and representations of Black women from a Black woman's perspective. Winner of Pat Lowther Award and Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Lecturer at Simon Fraser University.
Trivia
- Her mother is an African-Canadian who grew up in Nova Scotia.
- She is based on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish Peoples in Vancouver.