Winterset Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2008) Winner
Randall Maggs
らんだる・まっぐす
Randall Maggs
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Vancouver
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Western Canada air bases → Europe and North Africa → West coast of Newfoundland → Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Career
- Occupations
- poet, professor of English Literature, pilot, woodworker, artistic director of the March Hare
- Active Years
- 1970-2024
- Affiliations
- Memorial University's Grenfell College, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
- Memberships
- March Hare literary festival
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhousie University | — | Graduate studies | — | — | Canada |
| University of New Brunswick | — | Graduate studies | — | — | Canada |
Dalhousie University
Graduate studies
Country:
Canada
Graduate work
University of New Brunswick
Graduate studies
Country:
Canada
Graduate work
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Winterset Award | Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems | — | Winterset in Summer Literary Festival | winner |
| 2009 | E.J. Pratt Poetry Prize | Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Kobzar Literary Award | Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems | — | — | winner |
| 2007 | Coracle Fellowship | — | — | — | winner |
Winterset Award
2009
Work:
Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems
Organization:
Winterset in Summer Literary Festival
Result:
winner
E.J. Pratt Poetry Prize
2009
Work:
Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems
Result:
winner
Kobzar Literary Award
2010
Work:
Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems
Result:
winner
Coracle Fellowship
2007
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
KOBZAR Book Award (Kobzar Literary Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2010) Winner
Works
Major Works
Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems
2008 poetryA collection of poems about the life and career of hockey goaltender Terry Sawchuk.
hockeysportsstruggles of life
Adaptations
- [short film] Night Work: A Sawchuk Poem / Justin Simms (2008)
Timely Departures
1994 poetryCollection of poems.
Translations by Author
- However Blow the Winds (co-edited)
- The Echoing Years (co-edited)
Legacy
Prominent Canadian Atlantic poet known for his unique poetry on sports themes. Also serves as artistic director of the March Hare literary festival.
Trivia
- His daughter Adriana Maggs is a television and film writer, best known for Grown Up Movie Star.
- His brother Darryl Maggs is a former professional hockey player.
- As a woodworker, he created the Black Rod used in ceremonies of the Senate of Canada.