Sarah Klassen
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Sarah Klassen is a Canadian
writer
. She is the award-winning author of A Feast of Longing and one other short fiction collection, The Peony Season, and five books of poetry.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Winnipeg. Aside from writing, she has taught English in the public school system in Winnipeg and at summer institutes in Lithuania and Ukraine. Sarah was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and currently resides there.
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Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. She is the award-winning author of A Feast of Longing and one other short fiction collection, The Peony Season, and five books of poetry.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Winnipeg. Aside from writing, she has taught English in the public school system in Winnipeg and at summer institutes in Lithuania and Ukraine. Sarah was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and currently resides there.
Awards
- Winner, Gerald Lampert AwardGerald Lampert AwardThe Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is made annually by the League of Canadian Poets to the best volume of poetry published by a first-time poet. It is presented in honour of poetry promoter Gerald Lampert...
for Journey to Yalta, 1988. - Short Grain Contest, first prize, prose poem, 1989.
- Shortlisted, Pat Lowther AwardPat Lowther AwardThe Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the year's best book of poetry by a Canadian woman. It is presented in honour of poet Pat Lowther, who was murdered by her husband in 1975. Each winner receives an honorarium of $1000.-Winners:*1981 - M...
for Violence and Mercy, 1992. - Shortlisted, McNally Robinson Manitoba Book of the Year in 1992, 1999 and 2000.
- Shortlisted, Margaret Laurence Fiction Award for The Peony Season, 2001.
- National Magazine Award for Poetry, Gold, in 2000.
- Shortlisted, Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for PoetryAqua Books Lansdowne Prize for PoetryAqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/prix Lansdowne de poésie, established in 2007, is awarded annually to the best full length adult book of poetry in either French or English by a resident of Manitoba, Canada....
, 2006. - Winner, High Plains Book Award for Fiction for A Feast of Longing, 2008.