Priscilla Uppal
Encyclopedia
Priscila Uppal is a Canadian
poet
and novelist. She graduated from Hillcrest High School
in 1993. She teaches literature and creative writing at York University
in Toronto
. She is one of three Canadian writers on the 2007 shortlist for the Griffin Poetry Prize
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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...
and novelist. She graduated from Hillcrest High School
Hillcrest High School
Hillcrest High School may refer to:In New Zealand* Hillcrest High School , in New ZealandIn Zimbabwe* Hillcrest College , in ZimbabweIn South Africa* Hillcrest High School , in South AfricaIn Canada;...
in 1993. She teaches literature and creative writing at 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....
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. She is one of three Canadian writers on the 2007 shortlist for the Griffin Poetry Prize
Griffin Poetry Prize
The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada's most generous poetry award. It was founded in 2000 by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin. The awards go to one Canadian and one international poet who writes in the English language....
.
Poetry
- Cover Before Striking, Lyricalmyrical Press, 2004, ISBN 9780973658842
- Holocaust Dream, MacLaren Arts Centre, 2005, ISBN 9780969355595 (photographs by Daniel Ehrenworth) (shortlisted for the 2007 Canadian Griffin Poetry PrizeGriffin Poetry PrizeThe Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada's most generous poetry award. It was founded in 2000 by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin. The awards go to one Canadian and one international poet who writes in the English language....
) - Traumatology, Exile Editions, 2010, ISBN 9781550961393
- Winter Sport: Poems, Mansfield Press, 2010, ISBN 9781894469494
- Successful Tragedies, Bloodaxe Books, 2010, ISBN 9781852248604
Fiction
- The Divine Economy of Salvation, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2002, ISBN 9781565123656; Doubleday Canada, 2003, ISBN 9780385658058
- To Whom It May Concern, Doubleday Canada, 2009, ISBN 9780385659932
Anthologies – as editor
- The Exile Book of Canadian Sports Stories, Exile Editions, 2010, ISBN 9781550961256
- The Exile Book of Poetry in Translation: Twenty Canadian Poets Take on the World, Exile Editions, 2009, ISBN 9781550961225
- Barry Callaghan: Essays on his Works, Guernica, 2007, ISBN 9781550712537
- Uncommon Ground: A Celebration of Matt Cohen – 2002 (edited with Graeme GibsonGraeme GibsonGraeme C. Gibson, CM is a Canadian novelist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is a Member of the Order of Canada , and was one of the organizers of the Writer's Union of Canada . He has a long term relationship with the novelist and poet Margaret Atwood.In 1996 he decided to stop writing novels...
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, and Dennis LeeDennis Lee (author)Dennis Beynon Lee, OC, MA is a Canadian poet, teacher, editor, and critic born in Toronto, Ontario. He is also a children's writer, well known for his book of children's rhymes, Alligator Pie.-Life:...
) - Red Silk: An Anthology of South Asian Canadian Women Poets, Mansfield Press, 2004, ISBN 9781894469166 (edited with Rishma Dunlop)
Anthologies – as contributor
- Alphabet City 11: Trash
- Body Language: A Head to Toe Anthology
- Certain Things About My Mother: Daughters Speak
- In the Dark: Stories from the Supernatural
- Larger Than Life
- Mentor's Canon: poems about / for / after writers
- New Canadian Poetry
- Writer's Gym