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Edition 41 (2005) Winner
Pamela Porter
パメラ・ポーター
Pamela Pōtā
Aliases:
Pamela Paige Porter
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-07-14 （Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Residence History
- Albuquerque, New Mexico → Dallas, Texas → Monroe, Louisiana → Washington state → Montana → Sunspot, New Mexico → Seattle, Washington → Ulm, Montana → North Saanich, British Columbia → Near Sidney, British Columbia
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist, poet
- Active Years
- 2002-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Victoria (sessional instructor)
- Influenced By
- Robert Frost, Li-Young Lee, Carolyn Forché, Lorna Crozier, Patrick Lane
- Nominations
- Pat Lowther Award finalist for Cathedral
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Methodist University | — | Literature | BA | — | United States |
| University of Montana | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Southern Methodist University
Literature
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Undergraduate degree
University of Montana
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
MFA in poetry writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Governor General’s Award for Children's Literature | The Crazy Man | Children's Literature | Canada Council for the Arts | winner |
| 2006 | Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children | The Crazy Man | — | Canadian Library Association | winner |
| 2006 | TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award | The Crazy Man | — | — | winner |
| 2006 | Geoffrey Bilson Historical Fiction Award for Children | The Crazy Man | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Vallum Magazine Poem of the Year Award | — | Poetry | Vallum Magazine | winner |
| 2011 | Prism International Grand Prize for Poetry | — | Poetry | Prism International | winner |
Governor General’s Award for Children's Literature
2005
Work:
The Crazy Man
Category:
Children's Literature
Organization:
Canada Council for the Arts
Result:
winner
Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children
2006
Work:
The Crazy Man
Organization:
Canadian Library Association
Result:
winner
TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award
2006
Work:
The Crazy Man
Result:
winner
Geoffrey Bilson Historical Fiction Award for Children
2006
Work:
The Crazy Man
Result:
winner
Vallum Magazine Poem of the Year Award
2010
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Vallum Magazine
Result:
winner
Prism International Grand Prize for Poetry
2011
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Prism International
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 17 (2006) Winner
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2006) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Crazy Man
2005 Children's fictionVerse novel about a girl whose family hires a mentally disabled man to work on their farm.
disabilityfarm lifeforgivenesshealing
Translations
- Korean: 어느 날 그가 왔다 (2012)
Bibliography
- Sky (2004)
- The Crazy Man (2005)
- I’ll Be Watching (2011)
- Yellow Moon, Apple Moon (2008)
- Poems for the Luminous World (2002)
- Stones Call Out (2006)
- The Intelligence of Animals (2008)
- Cathedral (2010)
- No Ordinary Place (2012)
- Late Moon (2013)
- House Made of Rain (2014)
- Defending Darkness (2016)
- Likely Stories (2019)
Translations of Works
- Yellow Moon, Apple Moon Korean: 노란 달, 사과 달 (2008)
- Yellow Moon, Apple Moon French: Lune jaune, à bientôt (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- verse novelspoetic proselyrical language
- Recurring Motifs
- animalsnaturehuman sufferingforgiveness
Legacy
Renowned for pioneering verse novels in children's literature, winner of Governor General's Award and many others. Her works addressing real-life issues have significantly impacted young readers.
Trivia
- Passionate about animal rescue, having saved dogs, cats, horses, and a rabbit.
- Strongly influenced by the Bible and Robert Frost's poetry in her early years.