Pat Lowther Award
The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the year's best book of poetry by a Canadian woman.[1] The award was established in 1980 to honour poet Pat Lowther, who was murdered by her husband in 1975.[1] Each winner receives an honorarium of $1000.[1]
Winners and nominees
Year | Winner | Nominated |
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1981 | M. Travis Lane, Divinations and Short Poems 1973-1978 | |
1982 | Rona Murray, Journey | |
1983 | Rhea Tregebov, Remembering History | |
1984 | Bronwen Wallace, Signs of the Former Tenant[1] | |
1985 | Paulette Jiles, Celestial Navigation | |
1986 | Erin Mouré, Domestic Fuel[1] | |
1987 | Heather Spears, How to Read Faces | |
1988 | Gwendolyn MacEwen, Afterworlds[1] |
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1989 | Heather Spears, The Word for Sand | |
1990 | Patricia Young, The Mad and Beautiful Mothers | |
1991 | Karen Connelly, The Small Words in My Body |
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1992 | Kate Braid, Covering Rough Ground | |
1993 | Lorna Crozier, Inventing the Hawk[1] | |
1994 | Diana Brebner, The Golden Lotus | |
1995 | Beth Goobie, Scars of Light | |
1996 | Lorna Crozier, Everything Arrives at the Light[1] | |
1997 | Marilyn Bowering, Autobiography | |
1998 | Barbara Nickel, The Gladys Elegies | |
1999 | Hilary Clark, More Light | |
2000 | Esta Spalding, Lost August | |
2001 | Sharon Thesen, A Pair of Scissors | |
2002 | Heather Spears, Required Reading: A Witness in Words and Drawings to the Reena Virk Trials 1998-2000 | |
2003 | Dionne Brand, thirsty[1] | |
2004 | Betsy Struthers, Still[4] |
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2005 | Roo Borson, Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida[1] |
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2006 | Sylvia Legris, Nerve Squall[7] | |
2007 | Sina Queyras, Lemon Hound | |
2008 | Anne Simpson, Quick[8] |
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2009 | Alice Major, The Office Tower Tales[10] |
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2010 | Karen Solie, Pigeon[1][11] |
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2011 | Evelyn Lau, Living Under Plastic |
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2012 | Sue Goyette, outskirts |
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2013 | Rachel Rose, Song and Spectacle |
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2014 | Alexandra Oliver, Meeting the Tormentors in Safeway |
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2015 | Sina Queyras, MxT |
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2016 | Lorna Crozier, The Wrong Cat |
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2017 | Sue Sinclair, Heaven's Thieves |
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See also
- Canadian poetry
- List of poetry awards
- List of years in poetry
- List of years in literature
- Gerald Lampert Award
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Pat Lowther Memorial Award". The Canadian Encyclopedia, March 13, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Allison, MacEwen make short list for poetry award". The Globe and Mail, April 27, 1988.
- 1 2 3 "Brand, Brewster nominated for award". The Globe and Mail, May 4, 1991.
- ↑ "Poets not afraid to self-promote". Montreal Gazette, April 17, 2004.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Poets shortlist announced". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 17, 2004.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Shortlists unveiled for Lowther, Lampert prizes". The Globe and Mail, April 21, 2005.
- ↑ "Poets enter League of their own". Ottawa Citizen, June 11, 2006.
- ↑ "N.S., Toronto poets win League of Canadian Poets honours". CBC Books. June 23, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Shortlisted for poetry prizes". The Globe and Mail, April 2, 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WINNERS OF THE THE PAT LOWTHER AND GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED". Open Book Toronto, June 15, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ANNOUNCING THE 2010 AWARD WINNERS OF THE PAT LOWTHER AND GERALD LAMPERT AWARDS". Open Book Toronto, June 13, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Pat Lowther and Gerald Lampert Memorial Awards 2011 Shortlists Announced". Canada Arts Connect, April 6, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther shortlists revealed". Quill & Quire, April 3, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "League of Canadian Poets announces 2013 shortlists". Quill & Quire, April 5, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "LEAGUE OF CANADIAN POETS ANNOUNCES 2014 PRIZE SHORTLISTS & SPOKEN WORD WINNER!". Open Book Toronto, April 1, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Prizes announced on first day of National Poetry Month". Toronto Star, April 1, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Finalists for Canadian poetry awards announced". The Globe and Mail, April 6, 2017.
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