Elizabeth Bachinsky (born May 10, 1976) is a Canadian poet. She has published four collections since 2005: Curio, Home of Sudden Service, God of Missed Connections, and The Hottest Summer in Recorded History. Her second book, Home of Sudden Service, was nominated for a 2006 Governor General's Award for Poetry. Bachinsky's work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies in Canada, the U.S., France, Ireland, the U.K., China and Lebanon.
Personal life Bachinsky was born on May 10, 1976, in Regina, Saskatchewan, and grew up in Prince George, British Columbia. She has an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she teaches creative writing at Douglas College. From 2006 to 2014, she was the editor of Event, a Vancouver literary journal.
Prizes and honours 2004: Nominee, Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award 2006: Nominee, Governor General's Award for English-language poetry (for Home of Sudden Service) 2009: Nominee, Kobzar Literary Award 2009: Nominee, Pat Lowther Award 2010: Shortlist, George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature
Bibliography
Poetry 2005: Curio BookThug 2006: Home of Sudden Service Nightwood Editions 2009: God of Missed Connections Nightwood Editions 2012: I Don't Feel So Good BookThug 2013: The Hottest Summer in Recorded History Nightwood Editions
Anthologies 2004: Pissing Ice: An Anthology of "New" Canadian Poets BookThug 2005: In Fine Form: The Canadian Book of Form Poetry Polestar 2008: Jailbreaks: 99 Canadian Sonnets Biblioasis 2009: Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear and Queer Desire Arsenal Pulp Press 2009: How the Light Gets In University of New Waterford, Ireland 2009: Verse Map of Vancouver Anvil Press
See also
Canadian literature Canadian poetry List of Canadian poets List of Canadian writers
References
External links Elizabeth Bachinsky Records of Nightwood Editions are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books