Diana Hartog
| Diana Hartog | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1950 Sonora, California |
| Occupation | poet, novelist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1980s-present |
| Notable works | Matinee Light, Candy from Strangers, The Photographer's Sweethearts |
Diana Hartog (born 1950 in Sonora, California) is a Canadian poet and fiction writer.[1] She won the Gerald Lampert Award in 1983 for her poetry collection Matinee Light,[1] and the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 1987 for Candy from Strangers.[2]
She was also a shortlisted nominee for the Journey Prize in 1991 for her short story "Theories of Grief",[3] and for the Dorothy Livesay Prize in 1993 for Polite to Bees: A Bestiary.[4]
She published the novel The Photographer's Sweethearts in 1996,[5] and a new poetry collection, Ink Monkey, in 2006.[6]
She lives in New Denver, British Columbia.[7]
References
- 1 2 Gordon Ripley, Who's Who in Canadian Literature. Reference Press, 1997. p. 148.
- ↑ "Haida artist book wins two awards". Vancouver Sun, October 31, 1987.
- ↑ "Future winners". Kingston Whig-Standard, August 31, 1991.
- ↑ "Book prize finalists announced". Vancouver Sun, March 20, 1993.
- ↑ "Mystic hero plays God, ends up as Devil". Toronto Star, April 27, 1996.
- ↑ "Structure moves in, out of lucidity". Winnipeg Free Press, June 25, 2006.
- ↑ "New rules coming to get Canadian literature in schools". Vancouver Sun, July 26, 2008.
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