Bren Simmers
Born1976
Vancouver, British Columbia
CitizenshipCanada

Bren Simmers is a Canadian poet and writer. She is the author of three collections of poetry, Night Gears (Wolsak and Wynn 2010),[1] Hastings-Sunrise (Nightwood Editions 2015),[2] and If, When (Gaspereau Press 2021).[3] She is also the author of Pivot Point (Gaspereau Press 2019),[4] a lyrical account of a nine-day wilderness canoe trip through the Bowron Lakes canoe circuit in British Columbia.

Born in Vancouver, she studied writing at the University of Victoria and has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She is the winner of 2022 CBC Poetry Prize[5] for Spell World Backwards, a collection of poems inspired by how Alzheimer's affects language. Her book Hastings-Sunrise was a finalist for the 2015 City of Vancouver Book Award.[6] She is also the winner of an Arc Poetry Magazine Poem of the Year Award,[7] a finalist for The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize,[8] and was a finalist for the 2006 Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award. She lives on Prince Edward Island.

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  1. ^ Bren Simmers' debut collection of poetry with Wolsak and Wynn Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Hastings-Sunrise named one of 15 poetry books to watch for in 2015
  3. ^ Annick MacAskill Reviews Bren Simmers Work of Labour and Inheritance. Atlantic Books, August 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Pivot Variations: A Review by Lynn Davies of Bren Simmers' "Pivot Point". The Fiddlehead, October 8, 2021.
  5. ^ P.E.I. writer Bren Simmers wins 2022 CBC Poetry Prize for work inspired by how Alzheimer's affects language. CBC Books, November 24, 2022.
  6. ^ 2015 City of Vancouver Book Award Finalists Announced, BC Alliance for Arts + Culture, October 13, 2015.
  7. ^ Poem of the Year Winners Announced. Arc Poetry Magazine, September 16, 2006.
  8. ^ 2011 Long Poem Prize Winners, The Malahat Review.
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