Steven Price (writer)
Canadian poet and novelist
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Steven Price (born in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian poet and novelist.
Occupationspoet, novelist
SpouseEsi Edugyan
Steven Price | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Education | University of Victoria University of Virginia |
| Occupations | poet, novelist |
| Spouse | Esi Edugyan |
| Writing career | |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable work | The Anatomy of Keys |
He graduated from the University of Victoria with a BFA in 2000,[1] and from the University of Virginia with an MFA in poetry.[2]
He teaches poetry and fiction at the University of Victoria.[3] He lives with his partner, novelist Esi Edugyan, in Victoria, British Columbia.[4]
Awards
- 2007 - Gerald Lampert Award[5]
- 2013 - ReLit Award for poetry[6]
- 2016 - By Gaslight longlisted for Scotiabank Giller Prize[7]
- 2019 - Lampedusa shortlisted for the Giller Prize[8]
Works
Poetry
- "Images", Canadian Literature #179: Literature & War (Winter 2003)
- The Anatomy of Keys (Brick Books, 2006), ISBN 9781894078511
- Omens in the Year of the Ox (Brick Books, 2012), ISBN 9781926829760
Fiction
Stand-alone novels
- Into That Darkness (2011)
- By Gaslight (2016)
- Lampedusa (2019)
The Talents Trilogy (as J.M. Miro)
- Ordinary Monsters (2022) [9]
- Bringer of Dust (2024)
Personal life
Price lives in Victoria, British Columbia, and is married to Canadian novelist Esi Edugyan. Their first child was born in August 2011,[10] their second in 2014.[11]