Jen Currin
Jen Currin is an American/Canadian poet and fiction writer. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, they are currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia and teach creative writing at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.[1] Their 2010 collection The Inquisition Yours won the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry in 2011,[1] and was shortlisted for that year's Lambda Literary Award, Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and ReLit Award.[1] Their 2014 collection School was a finalist for the Pat Lowther Award, the Dorothy Livesay Prize, and a ReLit Award. Their most recent poetry collection is Trinity Street (House of Anansi, 2023).
Currin has published two prior poetry collections, The Sleep of Four Cities and Hagiography.[2]
Their debut short story collection, Hider/Seeker, was published in 2018.[3] It was named a Globe and Mail "Top 100" for 2018[4] and was shortlisted for the 2019 ReLit Award for short fiction.[5] In 2024, Currin won the Fred Kerner Book Award for their story collection Disembark. [6]
Personal life
[edit]They earned a bachelor's degree in English from Bard College, where they studied with John Ashbery, who was their undergraduate thesis advisor. They hold an MFA in creative writing from Arizona State University.[7]
Works
[edit]- The Sleep of Four Cities (2005, Anvil Press). ISBN 1895636701.
- Hagiography (2008, Coach House Books). ISBN 9781552451977.
- The Inquisition Yours (2010, Coach House Books). ISBN 9781552452301.
- School (2014, Coach House Books). ISBN 9781770563773.
- Hider/Seeker (2018, Anvil Press). ISBN 9781772141177.
- Trinity Street (2023, House of Anansi). ISBN 9781487011628.
- Disembark (2024, House of Anansi). ISBN 9781487011895.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Jen Currin, "In Breath"" Archived 2018-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Lambda Literary Foundation, May 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Jen Currin's poetic fragments". Xtra Vancouver, May 7, 2008.
- ↑ "Jen Currin's Hider/Seeker story collection captures retreats and search for peace". Toronto Star, June 1, 2018.
- ↑ "The Globe 100: Our favourite books of 2018". The Globe and Mail. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "40 books shortlisted for 2019 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 12, 2021.
- ↑ https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/fred-kerner-book-award-2025-winner-announcement/?v=e4b09f3f8402
- ↑ Reimer, Nikki (June 6, 2012). "READ ALL OVER — Jen Currin". vancouverisawesome.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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