Elizabeth Bachinsky

Elizabeth Bachinsky (born May 10, 1976) is a Canadian poet. She has published four collections since 2005: Curio, Home of Sudden Service, God of Missed Connections, and The Hottest Summer in Recorded History. Her second book, Home of Sudden Service, was nominated for a 2006 Governor General's Award for Poetry. Bachinsky's work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies in Canada, the U.S., France, Ireland, the U.K., China and Lebanon.

Elizabeth Bachinsky
Born (1976-05-10) May 10, 1976
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
OccupationPoet
NationalityCanadian
Genrepoetry
Notable worksGod of Missed Connections

Personal life

Bachinsky was born on May 10, 1976, in Regina, Saskatchewan, and grew up in Prince George, British Columbia.[1] She has an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she teaches creative writing at Douglas College. From 2006 to 2014, she was the editor of Event, a Vancouver literary journal.[2]

Prizes and honours

Bibliography

Poetry
  • 2005: Curio BookThug
  • 2006: Home of Sudden Service Nightwood Editions
  • 2009: God of Missed Connections Nightwood Editions
  • 2012: I Don't Feel So Good BookThug
  • 2013: The Hottest Summer in Recorded History Nightwood Editions

Anthologies
  • 2004: Pissing Ice: An Anthology of "New" Canadian Poets BookThug
  • 2005: In Fine Form: The Canadian Book of Form Poetry Polestar
  • 2008: Jailbreaks: 99 Canadian Sonnets Biblioasis
  • 2009: Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear and Queer Desire Arsenal Pulp Press
  • 2009: How the Light Gets In University of New Waterford, Ireland
  • 2009: Verse Map of Vancouver Anvil Press

See also

References
  1. Bachinsky at The Writers' Union of Canada
  2. "EVENT's new editor: Farewell from Elizabeth Bachinsky, hello from Shashi Bhat".
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