Pat Lowther Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2012) Winner
Susan Goyette
スーザン・ゴイエット
Susan Goyette
Aliases:
Sue Goyette
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1964-04-04 （Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada）
- Nationality
- カナダ, カナダ人
- Languages
- 英語
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Montreal's south shore → Halifax, Nova Scotia
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, university instructor, poet laureate
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
- Affiliations
- Dalhousie University, The Maritime Writers' Workshop, The Banff Wired Studio, The Sage Hill Writing Experience
- Nominations
- Nominated for 1999 Governor General's Award (The True Names of Birds), Nominated for 1999 Pat Lowther Award (The True Names of Birds), Nominated for 1999 Gerald Lampert Award (The True Names of Birds), Nominated for 2003 Thomas Head Raddall Award (Lures), Shortlisted for 2014 Griffin Poetry Prize (Ocean), Shortlisted for 2021 ReLit Award (Anthesis)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | CBC Literary Award | Outskirts | poetry | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | winner |
| 2012 | Atlantic Poetry Prize | Outskirts | — | — | winner |
| 2012 | Pat Lowther Award | Outskirts | — | — | winner |
| 2015 | Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award | Ocean | — | Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | winner |
CBC Literary Award
2008
Work:
Outskirts
Category:
poetry
Organization:
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Result:
winner
Atlantic Poetry Prize
2012
Work:
Outskirts
Result:
winner
Pat Lowther Award
2012
Work:
Outskirts
Result:
winner
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award
2015
Work:
Ocean
Organization:
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
ReLit Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2016) Winner
Works
Major Works
Ocean
2013 poetry collectionA poetry collection centered on the ocean.
oceannature
Outskirts
2011 poetry collectionPoetry collection about outskirts.
outskirtseveryday life
The True Names of Birds
1998 poetry collectionPoetry book about the true names of birds.
birdsnature
Lures
2002 novelNovel about teenagers.
youthloss
Bibliography
- The True Names of Birds (1998)
- Lures (2002)
- Undone (2004)
- First Writes (2005)
- Outskirts (2011)
- Ocean (2013)
- The Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2013 (2013)
- The Brief Reincarnation of a Girl (2015)
- Penelope (2017)
- Anthesis (2020)
Translations of Works
- French translation of Ocean by Georgette LeBlanc (2020, won Governor General's Award for translation)
Legacy
Prominent Canadian poet and novelist, winner of multiple literary awards including Pat Lowther Award, and Poet Laureate of Halifax. Known for works exploring nature and everyday life.
In Popular Culture
- Stepson Colin Munro performs as drag queen Crystal on RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 1 in the UK.
Trivia
- Named the eighth Poet Laureate of Halifax in April 2020.
- Served as a judge for the 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize.