Gerald Lampert Memorial Award
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Edition 9 (1989) Winner
Sarah Klassen
サラ・クラスン
Sara Kurasen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1932-10-06 （Winnipeg, Manitoba）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Mennonite
- Residence History
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, educator
- Active Years
- 1988-2024
- Affiliations
- Prairie Fire (poetry editor), Sophia (editor)
- Nominations
- Short-listed, Margaret Laurence Award (2001, The Peony Season), Short-listed, Margaret Laurence Award (2008, A Feast of Longing), Short-listed, Margaret Laurence Award (2014, The Wittenbergs), Short-listed, Margaret Laurence Award (2023, The Russian Daughter)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Winnipeg | — | — | Bachelor of Arts | — | Canada |
| University of Winnipeg | — | — | Bachelor of Education | — | Canada |
University of Winnipeg
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
Canada
University of Winnipeg
Degree:
Bachelor of Education
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Gerald Lampert Memorial Award | Journey to Yalta | — | League of Canadian Poets | Winner |
| 2013 | Margaret McWilliams Award | The Wittenbergs | Popular History | Manitoba Historical Society | Winner |
| 2008 | High Plains Book Award | A Feast of Longing | — | — | Winner |
| 2013 | Word Guild Poetry | Monstrance | — | — | Winner |
| 2007 | Canadian Authors Association Poetry Prize | A Curious Beatitude | — | Canadian Authors Association | Winner |
Gerald Lampert Memorial Award
1989
Work:
Journey to Yalta
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
Winner
Margaret McWilliams Award
2013
Work:
The Wittenbergs
Category:
Popular History
Organization:
Manitoba Historical Society
Result:
Winner
High Plains Book Award
2008
Work:
A Feast of Longing
Result:
Winner
Word Guild Poetry
2013
Work:
Monstrance
Result:
Winner
Canadian Authors Association Poetry Prize
2007
Work:
A Curious Beatitude
Organization:
Canadian Authors Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Journey to Yalta
1988 PoetryPoetry collection depicting Russian Mennonite settlement experiences.
Russian Mennonitesmigration20th-century history
The Wittenbergs
2013 NovelStory of a Russian Mennonite family.
Mennonite historyfamily
The Russian Daughter
2022 NovelHistorical novel based on mother's stories from Ukraine.
Russian MennonitesUkraine
Tree of Life
2020 PoetryLater poetry collection.
faithnature
Bibliography
- Journey to Yalta
- Violence and Mercy
- Borderwatch
- Dangerous Elements
- Simone Weil: Songs of Hunger and Love
- A Curious Beatitude
- Monstrance
- Tree of Life
- Sarah Klassen: New & Selected Poems
- The Peony Season
- A Feast of Longing
- The Wittenbergs
- The Russian Daughter
Translations by Author
- Wonder-Work: Selected Sonnets of Catharina Regina von Greiffenberg
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalmeditativefaith-infused
- Recurring Motifs
- Russian Mennonite experiencesstories of migrationfaith and suffering
Legacy
Key figure in the flourishing of Mennonite Canadian literature in the 1980s, depicting early 20th-century Russian Mennonite experiences in poetry and novels, recipient of numerous awards.