Pat Lowther Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2011) Winner
Evelyn Lau
Lau Yee-Fun
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1971-07-02 （Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Vancouver, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1983-
- Affiliations
- Simon Fraser University, Langara College
- Influenced By
- W. P. Kinsella
- Nominations
- Governor General's Award nomination (Oedipal Dreams), Dorothy Livesay Award shortlist, Pat Lowther Award shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templeton Secondary School | — | Literature | — | — | Canada |
Templeton Secondary School
Literature
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Poet Laureate of Vancouver | — | — | City of Vancouver | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award | You Are Not Who You Claim | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Pat Lowther Award | Living Under Plastic | — | — | 受賞 |
Poet Laureate of Vancouver
2011
Organization:
City of Vancouver
Result:
受賞
Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award
1990
Work:
You Are Not Who You Claim
Result:
受賞
Pat Lowther Award
2010
Work:
Living Under Plastic
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid
1989 MemoirDiary of street life after running away at 14, detailing drug abuse, prostitution, and suicide attempts.
RunawayDrugsProstitutionYouth
Adaptations
- [TV movie] The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1993)
Translations
- French, German, Italian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, etc.
Bibliography
- Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid (1989)
- You Are Not Who You Claim (1990)
- Oedipal Dreams (1992)
- Fresh Girls and Other Stories (1993)
- In the House of Slaves (1994)
- Other Women (1995)
- Choose Me (1999)
- Inside Out (2001)
- Treble (2005)
- Living Under Plastic (2010)
- A Grain of Rice (2012)
- Tumour (2016)
- Pineapple Express (2020)
- Cactus Gardens (2022)
Translations of Works
- Runaway translated into Japanese
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Frank and raw proseConfessional style
- Recurring Motifs
- AddictionFamily dynamicsUrban life
Health
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Drug abuse1986-1988頃Supported street life but led to suicide attempts
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Tumour2010年代Themed in poetry collection Tumour
Legacy
Prominent Canadian poet and writer. Served as Vancouver's Poet Laureate. Gained fame with memoir of teenage runaway life.
In Popular Culture
- Diary adapted into film starring Sandra Oh
Trivia
- Began publishing poetry at age 12
- Won Vancouver Sun essay contest at 13, met Pope John Paul II
- Ran away at 14, lived as street kid for 2 years