I am absolutely THRILLED that Contemporary Verse 2 and Sue Goyette has named me the winner of the 2014 Young Buck Poetry Prize for my poem, “Fire and Safety.” Congrats to my fellow writers on the shortlist, and gratitude to everyone who’s jumping up and down with me. Hooray! I am kind of in awe to beContinue reading “2014 Young Buck Poetry Prize”
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Dappled Things, Snowy Things, & the New Year
I’m pleased to let you know that you can now order copies of the Christmas 2014 issue of Dappled Things, an American literary journal that has published two of my poems. “Book of Alternative Services” and “I’m suffering from depression and you” are both from my working manuscript and I am incredibly excited that they are nowContinue reading “Dappled Things, Snowy Things, & the New Year”
Pushcart Prize Nomination
I’ve been keeping a delicious secret for a couple months, and I’m now thrilled to let you know that I am having work published in One Throne Magazine. One Throne is a new (gorgeous!) online journal based out of Dawson City, Yukon that publishes its issues on the first day of each season. That means thatContinue reading “Pushcart Prize Nomination”
Swoon 2014 – Author Announcement
I’m so pleased to let you know that the author announcement for the next Swoon event is now live! On November 15, 7pm, at Trees Coffee Sierra Skye Gemma and I will be hosting readings by andrea bennett, Lucas Crawford, Shannon Rayne, Andrea Routley, Ellie Sawatzky, Mallory Tater, and Janine Alyson Young. Speaking of things that are now live: issue 14 of Echolocation is now live!Continue reading “Swoon 2014 – Author Announcement”
Save the Date for November 15 – Swoon Fall 2014!
I’m so pleased to confirm that I will be hosting the next event for Swoon along with Sierra Skye Gemma, on November 15, 7pm, at Trees Coffee! The author announcement will be posted in the next week or so, but I can reassure you that we have an absolutely fantastic set of new Swooners forContinue reading “Save the Date for November 15 – Swoon Fall 2014!”
Performing at WORD Vancouver Festival on Sunday, September 28
The program for WORD Vancouver Festival is now available online and on ISSUU; you should also be able to find print copies in local coffee shops, libraries, and bookstores. And guess what? I’m in it! That’s right–this year, I’ll be performing some of my poetry as a featured reader for Room Magazine! I recently announced (in this post) that two of myContinue reading “Performing at WORD Vancouver Festival on Sunday, September 28”
The London Magazine Poetry Competition 2014 Shortlist Announcement
I just found out that I made the shortlist for The London Magazine‘s international poetry contest with my poem “The Knight, the Young Girl, and Death”! It strikes me as a bit unreal that readers all the way in the UK read my poem–but it’s true…. You can go check out my name on The LondonContinue reading “The London Magazine Poetry Competition 2014 Shortlist Announcement”
Geek Girls
I’m so excited that I’m allowed to give you guys a sneak peek at the upcoming issue of Room Magazine 37.3 Geek Girls, in which two of my poems appear. Check out the amazing cover–not to mention my name, all shiny, in the list of the contributors on the back cover! You can click on the imageContinue reading “Geek Girls”
Lovely updates
I’m so happy that I finally get to share the amazing news that Sierra Skye Gemma has taken on the role of Swoon’s new co-host. While I am still grumpy to have lost the formidably awesome Jeffrey Ricker to St. Louis, I am SO pleased that my little-big reading series has got such an amazing new talented host. Sierra is an amazingContinue reading “Lovely updates”
CBC Canada Writes Shakespeare Selfie Winner
I’m tickled pink that today I get to tell you that I’m the winner of the Canada Writes Shakespeare Selfie contest, with my poem, “Ophelia, Attending a Garden on the Ground Floor of a Vancouver Apartment Building.” The announcement went live this morning! The judge, Alexi Zentner–whose most recent novel, The Lobster Kings, is a retelling of Cordelia’s story fromContinue reading “CBC Canada Writes Shakespeare Selfie Winner”
Ruth Daniell 