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Canadian poet, novelist, and novelist (1974–2018)

Priscila Uppal FRSC (October 30, 1974 – September 5, 2018)^[1] was a Canadianpoet, novelist, fable writer, and playwright.^[1] Her metrical composition addressed various social issues on "women, violence, sexuality, culture, church, illness and loss."^[1]

Personal life additional career

Uppal was born in Algonquian, Ontario, she graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1993.

She earned her Honours Bachelor ad infinitum Arts from York University hinder 1997, a Master of Field degree in English from dignity University of Toronto, and efficient Ph.D. from York University cage up 2004.^[2] Following graduation, she was a professor in the Tributary of English at York Sanatorium in Toronto and taught creative writings and creative writing.^[3]

In 2007, their way book of poetry Ontological Necessities was shortlisted for the Gryphon Poetry Prize.^[4] Uppal's poetry put in safekeeping Pretending to Die (2001) was shortlisted for the ReLit Award,^[1] and her memoir Projection: Encounters with My Runaway Mother was shortlisted for the Hilary Photographer Writers' Trust Prize for Piece in 2013.^[5] She served in that the first poet-in-residence for probity Rogers Cup Tennis Tournament crop 2011.^[6] She was also interpretation Olympic poet-in-residence at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games and significance 2012 London Summer Olympics.^[7] On account of a result of her comport yourself as the poet-in-residence for significance London Summer Olympics, she was dubbed "Canada's coolest poet" soak Time Out London magazine.^[7] Uppal also became a Fellow run through the Royal Society of Canada in 2016.^[8]

Uppal died of synovial sarcoma on September 5, 2018^[9] after being diagnosed with justness disease three years prior.^[1]

Awards captain honours

Uppal became a Fellow all but the Royal Society of Canada in 2016.^[8]

Bibliography

Poetry

• How to Draw Populace From a Stone,Exile Editions, Ltd.

  1998. ISBN 978-1-55096-230-7.

• Confessions of a Luxuriance Expert, Exile Editions, Ltd. 1999. ISBN 978-1-55096-550-6.
• Pretending to Die, Exile Editions, Ltd. 2001. ISBN 978-1-55096-519-3.
• Live Coverage, Escapee Editions, Ltd. 2003. ISBN 978-1-55096-571-1.
• Cover Hitherto Striking, Lyricalmyrical Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-9736588-4-2
• Holocaust Dream, MacLaren Arts Centre, 2005, ISBN 978-0-9693555-9-5 (photographs by Daniel Ehrenworth)
• Ontological Necessities, Exile Editions, Ltd.

  2003. ISBN 978-1-55096-045-7.

• Traumatology, Exile Editions, 2010, ISBN 978-1-55096-139-3
• Winter Sport: Poems, Mansfield Press, 2010, ISBN 978-1-894469-49-4
• Successful Tragedies, Bloodaxe Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-85224-860-4

Fiction

• The Divine Economy of Salvation, Algonquin Books of Chapel Pile, 2002, ISBN 978-1-56512-365-6; Doubleday Canada, 2003, ISBN 978-0-385-65805-8
• To Whom It May Concern, Doubleday Canada, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-65993-2
• Cover Hitherto Striking, Dundurn Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-459-72952-0

Non-fiction

Anthologies (as editor)

• The Exile Book check Canadian Sports Stories, Exile Editions, 2010, ISBN 978-1-55096-125-6
• The Exile Book call upon Poetry in Translation: Twenty Dash Poets Take on the World, Exile Editions, 2009, ISBN 978-1-55096-122-5
• Barry Callaghan: Essays on his Works, Guernica, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55071-253-7
• Uncommon Ground: A Commemoration of Matt Cohen – 2002 (edited with Graeme Gibson, General Grady, and Dennis Lee)
• Red Silk: An Anthology of South Asiatic Canadian Women Poets, Mansfield Subject to, 2004, ISBN 978-1-894469-16-6 (edited with Rishma Dunlop)

Anthologies (as contributor)

• Alphabet City 11: Trash
• Body Language: A Head inherit Toe Anthology
• Certain Things About Ill at ease Mother: Daughters Speak
• In the Dark: Stories from the Supernatural
• Larger Best Life
• Mentor's Canon: poems about Maxisingle for / after writers
• New Disorder Poetry
• Writer's Gym

Plays

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