Gillian Wigmore

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Gillian Wigmore (born 1976) is a Canadian poet and fiction writer from Vanderhoof, British Columbia.[1] Her poetry fits within the genre of ecopoetry.[2]

Biography

Wigmore graduated from the University of Victoria in 1999[3] with a double major in Writing and in English.[4]

Wigmore published her first chapbook, home when it moves you in 2005,[3] followed by her first book of poetry, Soft Geography in 2007. In 2014, her first fiction, Grayling (a novella), was published by Mother Tongue. The novella follows a couple as they descend the Dease River in northwestern BC.[5] Her first full-length fictional work, Glory, was released in 2017.[1][6] Some of her work is published in Geist and other publications.[7]

She resides in Prince George, British Columbia.[3]

Awards and honors

Wigmore was a finalist for the 2008 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and won the 2008 ReLit Poetry Award.[8][9][10]

Her short story collection Night Watch: The Vet Suite was named a runner-up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2022.[11]

Works

  • home When it moves you (2005)
  • Soft Geography (2007)
  • Glory (2017)
  • Night Watch: The Vet Suite (2021)

References

  1. ^ a b PEEBLES, Frank (13 October 2017). "Local author launching new book". Prince George Citizen. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  2. ^ "Gillian Wigmore". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  3. ^ a b c "Prince George Free Press » Author shortlisted for national award". Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Wigmore, Gillian (October 2010). Grayling. Nightwood Editions. ISBN 9780889712553.
  6. ^ "Glory". Quill and Quire. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  7. ^ "Gillian Wigmore". Geist.com. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  8. ^ "Welcome to Caitlin Press Online". Archived from the original on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  9. ^ "ReLit award winners named". Ottawa Citizen, July 27, 2008.
  10. ^ "Gillian Wigmore Wins 2008 ReLit Poetry Award › News › BC Book Prizes". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  11. ^ "Arnolda Dufour Bowes wins Danuta Gleed award for debut short-fiction collection". Quill & Quire, June 1, 2022.