Gillian Wigmore Explained

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, 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.[6] Some of her work is published in Geist and other publications.[7]

She resides in Prince George, British Columbia.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PEEBLES. Frank. Local author launching new book. 2020-12-17. Prince George Citizen. 13 October 2017 .
  2. Web site: Gillian Wigmore . 2008-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080624042610/http://www.creekstonepress.com/hwimyabout.html . 2008-06-24 . dead .
  3. Web site: Prince George Free Press » Author shortlisted for national award. 2020-12-17. en-US.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723110008/http://www.greenboathouse.com/archive/gillian_wigmore.htm . 2008-07-23 . dead .
  5. Book: Grayling. 9780889712553. Wigmore. Gillian. October 2010. Nightwood Editions .
  6. Web site: 2017-12-04. Glory. 2020-12-17. Quill and Quire. en.
  7. Web site: Gillian Wigmore. 2020-12-17. Geist.com. en-us.
  8. Web site: Welcome to Caitlin Press Online . 2008-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081221164224/http://www.caitlin-press.com/what.html . 2008-12-21 . dead .
  9. "ReLit award winners named". Ottawa Citizen, July 27, 2008.
  10. Web site: 2016-03-03. Gillian Wigmore Wins 2008 ReLit Poetry Award › News › BC Book Prizes. 2020-12-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174110/http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/news/article/gillian-wigmore-wins-2008-relit-poetry-award/. 2016-03-03.
  11. https://quillandquire.com/omni/arnolda-dufour-bowes-wins-danuta-gleed-award-for-debut-short-fiction-collection/ "Arnolda Dufour Bowes wins Danuta Gleed award for debut short-fiction collection"

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