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Patricia Young (born 1954 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian poet, and short story writer.
She is married to writer Terence Young. Their daughter Clea Young is also a writer, whose debut short story collection Teardown was published in 2016.
Poetry
- Travelling the Floodwaters. Turnstone Press. 1983. ISBN 978-0-88801-082-7.
- All I Ever Needed Was a Beautiful Room. Oolichan Books. 1987. ISBN 978-0-88982-073-9.
- The Mad and Beautiful Mothers. Ragweed Press. 1989. ISBN 978-0-920304-79-2.
- Those Were the Mermaid Days. Ragweed Press. 1991. ISBN 0-921556-14-4.
- More Watery Still. Anansi. 1993. ISBN 978-0-88784-541-3.
- What I Remember From My Time on Earth: poems. Anansi. 1997. ISBN 978-0-88784-592-5.
- Ruin and Beauty. House of Anansi Press. 2000. ISBN 978-0-88784-649-6.
- Here Come the Moonbathers. Biblioasis. 2008. ISBN 978-1-897231-43-2.
- An Auto-Erotic History of Swings. Sono Nis. 2010. ISBN 978-1-55039-178-7.
- Pilgrimage: Love Poems. JackPine Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-9865426-7-1.
- Stunned. Leaf Press. 2011. ISBN 978-1-926655-35-2.
- Amateurs At Love. The Alfred Gustav Press. 2012. ISBN 978-0-9877910-3-0.
Short stories
- Airstream. Biblioasis. 2006. ISBN 978-1-897231-01-2.
Anthologies
- A Walk by the Seine, Canadian Poets on Paris. (Black Moss Press, 1996).
- Anthology of Magazine Verse and Yearbook of American Poetry. (Monitor Book Co., 1995/96).
- Making Connections: Literacy from a Feminist Perspective. (Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women, 1996)
Awards and nominations
- Butler Prize, shortlist for Here Come The Moonbathers, 2009
- Airstream included on Globe and Mail's list of best 100 books of the year 2006
- Butler Prize, shortlist for Airstream, 2000
- Meltcalf-Rooke Award, for Airstream, 2006
- Governor General's Award nominee for Ruin & Beauty, 2000
- B.C. Book Prize for What I Remember From My Time On Earth, 1997
- Governor General's Award nominee for More Watery Still, 1993
- Pat Lowther Award for The Mad And Beautiful Mothers, 1989
- Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for All I Ever Needed Was A Beautiful Room, 1987
Prizes: poetry
- Federation of B. C. Writers, Literary Rites Competition, 1987, First Prize
- National Magazine Award, 1988
- C.B.C. Literary Competition, 1988, Second Prize
- League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Competition, Co-winner
- Aya Press Tenth Anniversary Literary Competition, First Prize, 1989
- League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest, 1993, Second Prize
- Grain Prose Poem Contest, Co-winner, 1995
- League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest, First Prize, 1996
- CV2 Annual Poetry Contest, First Prize, 1996
- Room of One's Own Poetry Contest, 1996
- League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest, Second Prize, 1997
- George Woodcock Poetry Contest, Canada India Village Aid, First Prize, 1997
- The Stephen Leacock Poetry Award: The Orillia International Poetry Festival, 1997
- Mothertongue Chapbook Competition, second prize, 1998
- Grain Prose Poem Prize, co-winner, 1998
- Prairie Fire, Bliss Carmen Award, First Prize, 1998
- Grain Postcard Story Prize, Co-winner, 1999
- National Magazine Award for Poetry, silver, 1999
- Room of One's Own, Poetry Contest, second prize, 2007
- Prairie Fire, second prize, 2008
- Grain, Prose Poem Prize, Co-winner, 2008
- Arc's Poem of the Year Contest, first prize, 2008
- Room of One's Own Poetry Contest, second prize, 2008
- Fiddlehead Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention, 2009
- C. B. C. Literary Awards, finalist, 2009
- Malahat Review Long Poem Competition, shortlist, 2009 & 2011
- Arc's Poem of the Year Contest, first prize, 2009
- Malahat Review Open Season Award, shortlist, 2009 & 2012
- Bridport Poetry Prize (UK), shortlist, 2009
- C.B.C. Literary Awards, finalist, 2010
- Prism International Poetry Competition, Honourable Mention, 2010
- The Antigonish Review's Great Blue Heron Contest, Third Prize, 2010
- The New Quarterly, Occasional Verse Contest, Second Prize, 2010
- The Confederation Poet's Prize, 2010
- C.B.C. Literary Awards, finalist, 2011
- The Antigonish Review's Great Blue Heron Contest, First Prize, 2011
- Room of One's Own Poetry Contest, First Prize, 2011
- Montreal International Poetry Prize, shortlist, 2011
- Malahat Review, Open Season Award, shortlist, 2012
- Prism International Poetry Competition, Third Prize, 2012
Prizes: fiction
- Other Voices Fiction Award, First Prize, 2000
- Matrix, First Prize, 2001
- Fiddlehead Fiction Contest, Honorable Mention 2001
- Other Voices Fiction Award, First Prize, 2001
- Fiddlehead Fiction Prize, Honorable Mention, 2002
- Room of One's Own Fiction Prize, First Prize, 2003
- Fiddlehead Fiction Prize, Honorable Mention, 2004
- Journey Prize, 2004, Short-list
- This Magazine's Great Canadian Literary Hunt, Second Prize, 2006
References
- "Who's". Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- Katherine Dedyna, "Husband and wife vie for city book prize". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 10, 2007.
- M. A. C. Farrant, "Review: Clea Young's short stories are as smart as they are astute". Vancouver Sun, November 19, 2016.
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