Kayla Czaga
| Kayla Czaga | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kitimat, British Columbia |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2010s-present |
| Notable works | For Your Safety Please Hold On |
Kayla Czaga is a Canadian poet, who won the Gerald Lampert Award in 2015 for her debut collection For Your Safety Please Hold On.[1] The book was also a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English language poetry,[2] the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize[3] and the Canadian Authors Association's Emerging Writer Award.[4]
Originally from Kitimat, British Columbia,[5] Czaga graduated from the University of Victoria in 2011 with a degree in English and creative writing before pursuing an MFA at the University of British Columbia.[5] Her poetry has also been published in The Puritan, The Walrus, Room, Event, The Malahat Review and The Antigonish Review.[5]
References
- ↑ "League of Canadian Poets announces annual award winners". Quill & Quire, June 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Governor-General’s Literary Awards announces finalists". The Globe and Mail, October 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Budde in running for BC Book Prize". Prince George Citizen, March 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Miriam Toews, Sean Michaels among 2015 Canadian Authors Association Literary Awards finalists". Quill & Quire, June 10, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "MFA graduate finds inspiration in the oddest of places: the bus". The Ubyssey, October 19, 2014.
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