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Шаблон:Short description 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

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