Elizabeth Bachinsky

Elizabeth Bachinsky
Elizabeth Bachinsky
Born	May 10, 1976 (age 48); Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation	Poet
Genre	poetry
Notable works	God of Missed Connections

Elizabeth Bachinsky (born May 10, 1976) is a Canadian poet. She has published four collections since 2005: Curio, Home of Sudden Service, God of Missed Connections, and The Hottest Summer in Recorded History. Her second book, Home of Sudden Service, was nominated for a 2006 Governor General's Award for Poetry. Bachinsky's work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies in Canada, the U.S., France, Ireland, the U.K., China and Lebanon.

Personal life

Bachinsky was born on May 10, 1976, in Regina, Saskatchewan, and grew up in Prince George, British Columbia.^[1] She has an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she teaches creative writing at Douglas College. From 2006 to 2014, she was the editor of Event, a Vancouver literary journal.^[2]

Prizes and honours

2004: Nominee, Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award
2006: Nominee, Governor General's Award for English-language poetry (for Home of Sudden Service)
2009: Nominee, Kobzar Literary Award
2009: Nominee, Pat Lowther Award
2010: Shortlist, George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature

Bibliography

Poetry

2005: Curio BookThug
2006: Home of Sudden Service Nightwood Editions
2009: God of Missed Connections Nightwood Editions
2012: I Don't Feel So Good BookThug
2013: The Hottest Summer in Recorded History Nightwood Editions

Anthologies

2004: Pissing Ice: An Anthology of "New" Canadian Poets BookThug
2005: In Fine Form: The Canadian Book of Form Poetry Polestar
2008: Jailbreaks: 99 Canadian Sonnets Biblioasis
2009: Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear and Queer Desire Arsenal Pulp Press
2009: How the Light Gets In University of New Waterford, Ireland
2009: Verse Map of Vancouver Anvil Press