Barbara Nickel
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BornJune 22, 1966
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
OccupationPoet
EducationGoshen College
University of British Columbia (MFA)
University of British Columbia (MFA)
Notable awardsPat Lowther Award (1998)
Barbara Nickel | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 22, 1966 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Education | Goshen College University of British Columbia (MFA) |
| Notable awards | Pat Lowther Award (1998) |
Barbara Kathleen Nickel (born June 22, 1966, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian poet.[1]
She was raised in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. She graduated from Goshen College and the University of British Columbia with an M.F.A. She was the poetry editor of Prism International.
She moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, then back in British Columbia.[2] She was on a panel at the 2005 Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference.[3]
Awards
- 1995 The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize
- 1996 National Magazine Awards, honourable mention
- 1996 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young Adults, finalist
- 1997 Mr. Christie's Book Award, finalist
- 1998 B.C. Red Cedar Awards, finalist
- 1998 Pat Lowther Award
Publications
- "Onychomychosis", The Walrus
- The Gladys Elegies. Coteau Books. 1997. ISBN 978-1-55050-112-4.
- From the Top of a Grain Elevator. Beach Holme Pub. 1999. ISBN 978-0-88878-397-4.
- Domain: poems. Anansi. 2007. ISBN 978-0-88784-759-2.
Young adult fiction
- The Secret Wish of Nannerl Mozart. Sumach Press. 1996. ISBN 978-1-894549-08-0.
- Hannah Waters and the Daughter of Johann Sebastian Bach. Penguin Group USA. 2006. ISBN 978-0-14-305079-7.
