Golda Fried
Encyclopedia
Golda Fried is an Canadian/American
poet
, short story writer, novelist and teacher
.
Raised in Toronto, Canada and later graduated from York Mills High School, she received her undergraduate degree from McGill University
in Film and Communications and her masters in English and Creative Writing from Concordia University
, both in Montreal, Canada. In 1993 she received third prize in poetry for the Student Writing Awards from Books in Canada. While living in Montreal, she was involved in many spoken word events including the Lollapalooza
festival in 1994. Also, in 1994 she won The Chester Macnaghten Prize in Creative Writing from McGill University.
Her fiction and poetry have appeared in Prism international, Broken Pencil, Blood and Aphorisms, Sub-terrain, Fish piss, Matrix, the Moosehead Anthology. Her collection of stories, Darkness Then a Blown Kiss, was published in 1998 and was listed as one of the ten best books of the year by NOW
magazine. Her first novel, Nellcott Is My Darling, also named Top 10 in 2005 by TimeOut Chicago and NOW, was selected as a finalist for a 2005 Governor General's Awards
for Fiction. In 1999, she moved to Greensboro, North Carolina
, where she currently resides as an assistant professor of expository and creative writing
.
United States
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, short story writer, novelist and teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
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Raised in Toronto, Canada and later graduated from York Mills High School, she received her undergraduate degree from McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Film and Communications and her masters in English and Creative Writing from Concordia University
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
, both in Montreal, Canada. In 1993 she received third prize in poetry for the Student Writing Awards from Books in Canada. While living in Montreal, she was involved in many spoken word events including the Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring popular alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock and hip hop bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. It has also provided a platform for non-profit and political groups. The music festival hosts more than 160,000 people over a...
festival in 1994. Also, in 1994 she won The Chester Macnaghten Prize in Creative Writing from McGill University.
Her fiction and poetry have appeared in Prism international, Broken Pencil, Blood and Aphorisms, Sub-terrain, Fish piss, Matrix, the Moosehead Anthology. Her collection of stories, Darkness Then a Blown Kiss, was published in 1998 and was listed as one of the ten best books of the year by NOW
NOW (magazine)
Now is a free weekly newspaper in Toronto, Canada. It was first printed on September 10, 1981 by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein. Now is an alternative weekly mixing arts and entertainment news with political coverage....
magazine. Her first novel, Nellcott Is My Darling, also named Top 10 in 2005 by TimeOut Chicago and NOW, was selected as a finalist for a 2005 Governor General's Awards
2005 Governor General's Awards
The nominees for the 2005 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 17. Winning titles were announced on November 16...
for Fiction. In 1999, she moved to Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
, where she currently resides as an assistant professor of expository and creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
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Work
Short story
- Darkness Then a Blown Kiss with illustrations by Vesna Mostovac and edited by Ken Sparling
Zines/ chapbooks
- “Hartley’s Stories” by Conundrum press
- “As If From The Mountains” by Conundrum press
- Kiss Machine Presents: Summer Ink: An Illustrated Book of Letters with illustrations by Vesna Mostovac
- “Check the Floor” published by Alpha Beat Press
Poetry/spoken word
- The Mundane and the Sun (or Advice From The Therapist)
- CD compilation: Wired on Words
- Money
Anthologized work
- Shortfuse: The Global Anthology of Fusion Poetry (Ed. Todd Swift and Philip Norton)
- Poetry Nation: The North American Anthology of Fusion (Ed. Todd Swift and Regie Cabico)
- "The Diner" in The Diner Anthology
- “Crates of Stars” in Concrete Forest: The New Fiction of Urban Canada (Ed. Hal Niedzviecki)
- “Lindsey” in Can’t Lit: Fearless Fiction by Broken Pencil Magazine (Ed. Richard Rosenbaum)
- “Cigarette Mapping”Revival: Spoken Word from Lolapalooza 1994 (Ed. Juliette Torrez and Nicole Blackman)
- The Portable Conundrum (Ed. Andy Brown)
- Burning Ambitions: The Anthology of Short Stories Edited by Debbie James
Stories Online
Poetry/Spoken Word
- Balcony TV: The Mundane and the Sun (or Advice From The Therapist)
- CD compilation: Wired on Words
- “Money”
Book Reviews
- Book review by Bert Archer of Nellcott is my Darling
- Hour Review
- Review of Nellcott is my Darling in the McGill news
Interviews and articles
- Golda Fried: Author Interview with M.E Wood
- www.ukula.com - Article on Conundrum Press’s Tenth Anniversary featuring Golda Fried
- Golda Fried was Interviewed in Impure: Reinventing the Word: The Theory, Practice, and History of Spoken Word in Montreal in Paperback by author Victoria Stanton by Conundrum press