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Nancy Jo Cullen

ナンシー・ジョー・カレン

Nancy Jo Cullen

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
British Columbia → Calgary, Alberta → Kingston, Ontario

Career

Occupations
Poet, Fiction writer, Writer
Active Years
2002-
Nominations
Journey Prize finalist (2012, "Ashes"), Amazon.ca First Novel Award shortlist (2020, The Western Alienation Merit Badge), ReLit Award shortlist (2021, The Western Alienation Merit Badge)

Awards

Dayne Ogilvie Prize
2010
Category: LGBTQ新進作家部門
Organization: Writers' Trust of Canada
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Science Fiction Saint

2002 poetry

Pearl

2006 poetry

Untitled Child

2009 poetry

Canary

2013 short stories

The Western Alienation Merit Badge

2019 novel

Bibliography

  • Science Fiction Saint (2002)
  • Pearl (2006)
  • Untitled Child (2009)
  • Canary (2013)
  • The Western Alienation Merit Badge (2019)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Genuine realness in her languageTackles dark corners without false dramatics or pretensions

Legacy

Canadian LGBTQ emerging writer who won the Dayne Ogilvie Prize. Known for poetry collections and novels.

Quotes

  • Who feels like a friend, and who tackles dark corners without false dramatics or pretensions. There is a genuine realness in her language.
    Source: Dayne Ogilvie Prize jury citation (2010)

Trivia

  • Served on the jury for the 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize.