Pat Lowther Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2013) Winner
Rachel Rose
レイチェル・ローズ
Reicheru Rōzu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1970-09-20 （Vancouver, British Columbia）
- Nationality
- Canadian, American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Hornby Island, British Columbia → Vancouver → Anacortes → Seattle → Japan (mid-1990s)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, essayist, short story writer, poetry mentor
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- Vancouver's Poet Laureate (2014-2017), Resident, International Writing Program, University of Iowa (2015)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser University | — | Writer's Studio | — | — | Canada |
Simon Fraser University
Writer's Studio
Country:
Canada
Worked as poetry mentor
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award | — | 短編小説 | League of Canadian Poets | Winner |
| 2000 | Pat Lowther Memorial Award | Giving My Body to Science | 詩集 | — | Finalist |
| 2000 | Gerald Lampert Award | Giving My Body to Science | 詩集 | — | Finalist |
| 2000 | Grand Prix du Livre de Montreal | — | — | — | Finalist |
| 2000 | Quebec Writers' Federation A.M. Klein Award | Giving My Body to Science | — | Quebec Writers' Federation | Winner |
| 2013 | Audre Lorde Award | Song and Spectacle | レズビアン詩 | — | Winner |
| 2013 | Pat Lowther Memorial Award | Song and Spectacle | 詩集 | — | Winner |
| 2016 | Pat Lowther Memorial Award | Marry & Burn | 詩集 | — | Finalist |
| 2016 | Governor General's Award for English-Language Poetry | Marry & Burn | — | — | Finalist |
| 2021 | Giller Prize | The Octopus Has Three Hearts | — | — | Longlist |
Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award
1997
Category:
短編小説
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
Winner
Pat Lowther Memorial Award
2000
Work:
Giving My Body to Science
Category:
詩集
Result:
Finalist
Gerald Lampert Award
2000
Work:
Giving My Body to Science
Category:
詩集
Result:
Finalist
Grand Prix du Livre de Montreal
2000
Result:
Finalist
Quebec Writers' Federation A.M. Klein Award
2000
Work:
Giving My Body to Science
Organization:
Quebec Writers' Federation
Result:
Winner
Audre Lorde Award
2013
Work:
Song and Spectacle
Category:
レズビアン詩
Result:
Winner
Pat Lowther Memorial Award
2013
Work:
Song and Spectacle
Category:
詩集
Result:
Winner
Pat Lowther Memorial Award
2016
Work:
Marry & Burn
Category:
詩集
Result:
Finalist
Governor General's Award for English-Language Poetry
2016
Work:
Marry & Burn
Result:
Finalist
Giller Prize
2021
Work:
The Octopus Has Three Hearts
Result:
Longlist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Giving My Body to Science
1999 PoetryPoetry collection
sciencebody
Notes on Arrival and Departure
2005 PoetryPoetry collection
Song and Spectacle
2012 PoetryPoetry collection
Marry & Burn
2015 PoetryPoetry collection
The Octopus Has Three Hearts
2021 Short story collectionShort story collection. Longlisted for Giller Prize
Bibliography
- Giving My Body to Science (1999)
- Notes on Arrival and Departure (2005)
- Song and Spectacle (2012)
- Marry & Burn (2015)
- The Dog Lover Unit: Lessons in Courage from the World's K-9 Cops (2017)
- The Octopus Has Three Hearts (2021)
Adaptations
- When The Sun Comes Out (opera, 2013)
Legacy
Prominent Canadian poet, served as Vancouver's Poet Laureate, won multiple literary awards including Pat Lowther Memorial Award twice. Wrote libretto for Canada's first lesbian opera.
Trivia
- Co-wrote the libretto for Canada's first lesbian opera When The Sun Comes Out with composer Leslie Uyeda.