She taught English and Creative Writing at Douglas College in British Columbia from 1984 to 2007. She is a retired Faculty Emerita who has authored fourteen volumes of poetry. Her most recent volume is Painter, Poet, Mountain: After Cézanne (Quattro Books, 2016). Her previous volume, Demeter Goes Skydiving (University of Alberta Press, 2011), was shortlisted for the BC Book Prize and the winner of the Alberta Book Publishing Award for 2012. She is an essayist, editor of poetry anthologies, children's author, memoirist, and creative non-fiction writer.
Literary awards (selected)
The Burnaby Writers' Society Annual Poetry Contest, Oct. 1995, first-place winner.
Mother Tongue Press's Annual Chapbook Competition, 1997, for Letters to William Blake. (judged by P.K. Page)
Burnaby Writers' Society Poetry Competition, 2005, first-place winner.
The second annual poetry contest sponsored by Presence: an International Journal of Spiritual Direction, grand prize poetry winner, 2006.
First place winner in the 18th Annual Literary Writes Poetry Competition of the Federation of BC Writers, 2006.
Finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Award (BC Book Prize, 2012) for Demeter Goes Skydiving (University of Alberta Press, 2011).
Alberta Book Publishing Award (The Robert Kroetsch Poetry Award) for Demeter Goes Skydiving (University of Alberta Press), 2012.
Works
Poetry
Conversing with Paradise. Vancouver, B.C.: Golden Eagle Press, 1986.
Arousing the Spirit: Provocative Writings. Kelowna, British Columbia: Copperhouse, an imprint of Wood Lake Books, 2011.[1]
Chapbooks (selected)
Letters to William Blake. Salt Spring Island: Mother Tongue Press, 1997. First-place winner of the Mother Tongue Chapbook competition for 1997, judged by P.K. Page.
susan, mccaslin, susan, elizabeth, mccaslin, born, june, 1947, canadian, poet, writer, susan, elizabeth, mccaslinborn, 1947, june, 1947occupationpoet, writer, educatoralma, materuniversity, british, columbia, 1984, simon, fraser, university, 1973, contents, bi. Susan Elizabeth McCaslin born June 3 1947 is a Canadian poet and writer 1 Susan Elizabeth McCaslinBorn 1947 06 03 3 June 1947OccupationPoet Writer EducatorAlma materUniversity of British Columbia 1984 Simon Fraser University 1973 Contents 1 Biography 2 Literary awards selected 3 Works 3 1 Poetry 3 2 Non fiction 3 3 Chapbooks selected 3 4 Children s books 3 5 Editor of poetry anthologies 4 ReferencesBiography EditMcCaslin lives in Fort Langley British Columbia She received an M A in English thesis Edgar Allan Poe at Simon Fraser University 1973 and a Ph D in English dissertation Vernon Watkins at University of British Columbia 1984 She taught English and Creative Writing at Douglas College in British Columbia from 1984 to 2007 She is a retired Faculty Emerita who has authored fourteen volumes of poetry Her most recent volume is Painter Poet Mountain After Cezanne Quattro Books 2016 Her previous volume Demeter Goes Skydiving University of Alberta Press 2011 was shortlisted for the BC Book Prize and the winner of the Alberta Book Publishing Award for 2012 She is an essayist editor of poetry anthologies children s author memoirist and creative non fiction writer Literary awards selected EditThe Burnaby Writers Society Annual Poetry Contest Oct 1995 first place winner Mother Tongue Press s Annual Chapbook Competition 1997 for Letters to William Blake judged by P K Page Burnaby Writers Society Poetry Competition 2005 first place winner The second annual poetry contest sponsored by Presence an International Journal of Spiritual Direction grand prize poetry winner 2006 First place winner in the 18th Annual Literary Writes Poetry Competition of the Federation of BC Writers 2006 Finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Award BC Book Prize 2012 for Demeter Goes Skydiving University of Alberta Press 2011 Alberta Book Publishing Award The Robert Kroetsch Poetry Award for Demeter Goes Skydiving University of Alberta Press 2012 Works EditPoetry Edit Conversing with Paradise Vancouver B C Golden Eagle Press 1986 Locutions Victoria B C Ekstasis Editions 1995 Light Housekeeping Victoria B C Ekstasis Editions 1997 Veil Unveil Toronto The Saint Thomas Poetry Series 1997 Into the Open Port Moody B C Golden Eagle Press 1999 Flying Wounded Gainesville Florida The University Press of Florida 2000 The Altering Eye Ottawa Ontario Borealis Press 2000 Common Longing The Teresa Poems and A Canticle for Mary and Martha New York Mellen Poetry Press 2001 At the Mercy Seat Vancouver B C Ronsdale Press 2003 A Plot of Light Lantzville B C Oolichan Books 2004 Lifting the Stone Hamilton Ontario Seraphim Editions Oct 2007 Demeter Goes Skydiving University of Alberta Press 2011 The Disarmed Heart Toronto Ontario The St Thomas Poetry Series 2014 Painter Poet Mountain After Cezanne Toronto Ontario Quattro Books 2016 Into the Open Poems New and Selected Toronto Ontario Inanna Publications 2017 Heart Work Victoria B C Ekstasis Editions 2020 Non fiction Edit Arousing the Spirit Provocative Writings Kelowna British Columbia Copperhouse an imprint of Wood Lake Books 2011 1 Chapbooks selected Edit Letters to William Blake Salt Spring Island Mother Tongue Press 1997 First place winner of the Mother Tongue Chapbook competition for 1997 judged by P K Page Oracular Heart The Hawthorne Poetry Series Victoria B C Reference West 1999 Persephone Tours the Underground North Vancouver B C The Alfred Gustav Press 2009 effortful effortless after Cezanne North Vancouver B C The Alfred Gustav Press 2015 Cosmic Egg North Vancouver B C The Alfred Gustav Poetry Press 2021 Children s books Edit Thinking About God Mystic Connecticut Twenty Third Publications 1994 Editor of poetry anthologies Edit A Matter of Spirit Recovery of the Sacred in Contemporary Canadian Poetry Victoria B C Ekstasis Editions 1998 Poetry and Spiritual Practice Selections from Contemporary Canadian Poets Toronto The St Thomas Poetry Series 2002 References Edit a b McCaslin Susan 2011 Arousing the Spirit Provocative Writings Wood Lake Publishing Inc ISBN 978 1 55145 598 3 This article about a poet from Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Susan McCaslin amp oldid 1123006953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
