Gerald Lampert Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2006) Winner
Suzanne Buffam
すざんぬ・ばっふぁむ
Suzanne Buffam
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Montreal → Vancouver, B.C. → Chicago
Career
- Occupations
- poet, author, associate professor of practice in the arts
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago
- Nominations
- Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist (2011, The Irrationalist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University | — | English | MA | — | Canada |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Concordia University
English
Degree:
MA
Country:
Canada
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gerald Lampert Award | Past Imperfect | — | League of Canadian Poets | winner |
| 2012 | National Endowment for the Arts Award | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | winner |
| 2011 | Jeannette Haien Ballard Writers' Trust Award | — | — | Writers' Trust | winner |
| 1998 | CBC Literary Award for Poetry | — | Poetry | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | winner |
Gerald Lampert Award
2006
Work:
Past Imperfect
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
winner
National Endowment for the Arts Award
2012
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
winner
Jeannette Haien Ballard Writers' Trust Award
2011
Organization:
Writers' Trust
Result:
winner
CBC Literary Award for Poetry
1998
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Past Imperfect
2005 poetry collectionBuffam's first poetry collection.
The Irrationalist
2010 poetry collectionSecond poetry collection, shortlisted for Griffin Poetry Prize.
A Pillow Book
2016 poetry collectionThird poetry collection, named one of the ten best poetry books of 2016 by the New York Times.
Legacy
Canadian contemporary poet. Author of three poetry collections, winner of several awards, associate professor at University of Chicago.