Gillian Sze | |
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Occupation | writer |
Nationality | Canadian |
Genre | poetry, picture books |
Notable awards | carte blanche Prize (2011) |
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Gillian Sze is a Canadian writer. She has won one Quebec Writers' Federation Award and been a finalist seven times across four different categories.
Sze's parents are Chinese immigrants, and she grew up speaking the Hokkien dialect of Mandarin at home.[1] She was raised in Winnipeg.[2][3]
After graduating from high school, Sze studied at the University of Winnipeg for one year to study medicine,[1] after which she transferred to Concordia University to study creative writing.[2] She later received a Master of Arts in creative writing from Concordia University,[3] as well as a Ph.D. in English Studies from the Université de Montréal.[2]
Sze presently lives in Montreal.[2] Since 2017, she has worked in the English Department at John Abbott College.[4]
My Love for You is Aways received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.[5]
The Night is Deep and Wide received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.[6] The book was also named one of the best children's books of the year by New York Public Library (2021)[7] and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (2022).[8]
The Globe and Mail included Quiet Night Think: Poems & Essays in their list of the best 100 books of 2022.[9] CBC Books also included in on their "Best Canadian Poetry of 2022" list.[10]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2009 | Fish Bones | McAuslan First Book Prize | Shortlist | [11] |
2011 | "Like This Together" | carte blanche Prize | Winner | [12] |
2014 | Peeling Rambutan | A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry | Shortlist | [13] |
2016 | Redrafting Winter | A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry | Shortlist | [13] |
2018 | Panicle | A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry | Shortlist | [13][14][15] |
2022 | Quiet Night Think | A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry | Shortlist | [13][16][17][18] |
2022 | You Are My Favorite Color | Janet Savage Blachford Prize | Shortlist | [17][18] |
2023 | Quiet Night Think | Pat Lowther Award | Shortlist | [19] |