Nancy Jo Cullen

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Nancy Jo Cullen
OccupationWriter
NationalityCanadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksScience Fiction Saint, Pearl, Untitled Child, Canary
Notable awards2010 Dayne Ogilvie Prize
Website
www.nancyjocullen.net

Nancy Jo Cullen is a Canadian poet and short story writer, who won the 2010 Dayne Ogilvie Prize from the Writers' Trust of Canada for an emerging lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender writer.[1] The jury, consisting of writers Brian Francis, Don Hannah and Suzette Mayr, described Cullen in the award citation as a writer "who feels like a friend", and who "tackles dark corners without false dramatics or pretensions. There is a genuine realness in her language."[2]

Originally from British Columbia and a longtime resident of Calgary, Alberta,[2] she currently divides her time between Toronto, where she is completing an MFA in creative writing at the University of Guelph-Humber, and Kingston, where she lives with her partner and two children.[2]

As of the time of her Dayne Ogilvie win, she had published three volumes of poetry.[3] Her short story "Ashes" was a finalist for the Journey Prize in 2012,[3] and she has since published a full volume of short stories and a novel.[4]

She served on the jury for the 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize, selecting Alex Leslie as that year's winner.[5]

In 2020 her novel The Western Alienation Merit Badge was a shortlisted finalist for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award,[6] and in 2021 it was shortlisted for the 2020 ReLit Award for fiction.[7]

Works[]

  • Science Fiction Saint (2002, poetry)
  • Pearl (2006, poetry)
  • Untitled Child (2009, poetry)
  • Canary (2013, short stories)
  • The Western Alienation Merit Badge (2019, novel)

References[]

  1. ^ "Nancy Jo Cullen wins Dayne Ogilvie Grant" Archived January 29, 2013, at archive.today. National Post, May 19, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Writer Nancy Jo Cullen is a rising talent" Archived July 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Xtra!, September 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Interview with Nancy Jo Cullen". Plenitude, Fall 2012.
  4. ^ "Nancy Jo Cullen writes a moving portrait of family". Toronto Star, May 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Alex Leslie wins 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers". Quill & Quire, June 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Stéphane Larue wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award for The Dishwasher". CBC Books, June 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "38 books shortlisted for 2020 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 27, 2021.

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