Sandra Ridley
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Canadian poet
Sandra Ridley | |
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| Born | Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s–present |
| Notable works | Silvija |
Sandra Ridley is a Canadian poet.
Ridley was raised on a farm in Saskatchewan and studied at York University in Toronto.[1] She now lives in Ottawa, where she has taught at Carleton University.[2] She is the author of four books of poetry including Post-Apothecary (Pedlar Press, 2011), which was shortlisted for the Archibald Lampman Award and the ReLit Awards.[3]
Ridley's book Silvija (BookThug, 2016) was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2017.[4][5]
In 2024, she won the Pat Lowther Award from the League of Canadian Poets for Vixen.[6] Vixen would also win the Archibald Lampman Award and Ottawa Book Award for best fiction in its category.[7]
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References
- ↑ "Ottawa poet nominated for Griffin prize searching for new inspiration". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "VERSeFest Spotlight: An Interview with Kitchissippi poet Sandra Ridley". 16 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Sandra Ridley – The Counting House (an interview)". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Meet the finalists for the Griffin Poetry Prize". The Globe and Mail. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Griffin Prize finalist Sandra Ridley". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Hannah Green, Sandra Ridley and Bradley Peters win League of Canadian Poets prizes". CBC Books, May 1, 2024.
- ↑ Three local writers win 2024 Ottawa Book Awards. City of Ottawa. 16 October 2024.
- ↑ "Sandra Ridley". griffinpoetryprize. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ Goyette, Sue (2017). The 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology: A Selection of the Shortlist The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology. House of Anansi. ISBN 978-1487002336.
- ↑ Goyette, Sue (2017). The 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology: A Selection of the Shortlist The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology. House of Anansi. ISBN 978-1487002336.
- ↑ "Sandra Ridley". griffinpoetryprize. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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