Anne Compton
Encyclopedia
Biography
Compton was born and raised in the farming community of Bangor, Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Prince Edward Island
University of Prince Edward Island
The University of Prince Edward Island is a public liberal arts university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the sole university in the province. Founded in 1969, it traces its roots back to its two earlier predecessor organizations, St. Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales...
, her Masters from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
and finally her PhD from the University of New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick
The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
. Dr. Compton is currently an assistant professor and Writer-in-Residence in UNB Saint John’s Department of Humanities and Languages, she teaches literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
and creative writing and is also the Director of the Lorenzo Reading Series at the University of New Brunswick, and serves on the New Brunswick Arts Board.
Opening the Island
Shortlisted - Margaret and John Savage First Book Award (2002)Won - Atlantic Poetry Prize
Atlantic Poetry Prize
The Atlantic Poetry Prize is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, to the best work of poetry published by a writer from the Atlantic provinces.-Winners:*1998 - Carmelita McGrath, To the New World...
(2003)
Processional
Won - Governor General's AwardGovernor General's Award
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields. The first was conceived in 1937 by Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction who created the Governor...
for poetry in English (2005)
Won - Atlantic Poetry Prize (2006)
Shortlisted - Pat Lowther Prize
Other Recognition
Featured writer at the 2007 Maritime Writers' Workshop & Literary Festival in FrederictonFredericton, New Brunswick
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, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
.
Won - Alden Nowlan
Alden Nowlan
Alden Albert Nowlan was a critically acclaimed Canadian poet, novelist, and playwright-History:Alden Nowlan was born into rural poverty in Stanley, Nova Scotia, adjacent to Mosherville, and close to the small town of Windsor, Nova Scotia, along a stretch of dirt road that he would later refer to...
Award for excellence in English language literary arts, presented by the New Brunswick Arts Board in 2008
Won - National Magazine Award in Poetry in 2008
Scholarship
- A.J.M. Smith: Canadian Metaphysical (1994)
- The Edge of Home: Milton Acorn from the Island (editor, 2002)
- Coastlines: The Poetry of Atlantic Canada (co-editor, 2002)
- Meetings with Maritime Poets (2006)
Poetry
- Opening the Island (2003)
- Processional (2005)
- Asking Questions Indoors and Out (2009)
Selected Anthologies
- New Canadian Poetry (Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2000)
- Following the Plough: Recovering the Rural (Black Moss Press, 2000)
- Landmarks: an Anthology of New Atlantic Poetry (The Acorn Press, 2001)
- Modern Canadian Poets (Carcanet, 2010)