The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual Canadian literary award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the year's best book of poetry by a Canadian woman.[ 1] The award was established in 1980 to honour poet Pat Lowther , who was murdered by her husband in 1975.[ 1] Each winner receives an honorarium of $1000.[ 1]
Winners and shortlists
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^ "Columnist wins award". The Globe and Mail , April 15, 1982.
^ James Adams, "Canucks decidedly hungry for books" . Edmonton Journal , May 28, 1983.
^ Patricia Lakes, "Nelson poet said to be winner of book award" . Vancouver Sun , June 6, 1985.
^ a b "Sullivan honored for poetry book". The Globe and Mail , May 9, 1987.
^ "Allison, MacEwen make short list for poetry award". The Globe and Mail , April 27, 1988.
^ "Notes to you... ". Edmonton Journal , May 13, 1989.
^ Maureen Garvie, "Notebook". Kingston Whig-Standard , May 6, 1989.
^ Philip Marchand, "Recent winners". Toronto Star , May 22, 1990.
^ "City poet in line for Lampert prize". Edmonton Journal , April 19, 1990.
^ "League awards poets". Edmonton Journal , June 2, 1991.
^ "Brand, Brewster nominated for award". The Globe and Mail , May 4, 1991.
^ Burt Heward, "Ottawa poet wins national contest". Ottawa Citizen , May 23, 1992.
^ "A passel of poetry prizes". The Globe and Mail , June 9, 1994.
^ "Beth Goobie wins poetry award". Montreal Gazette , June 26, 1995.
^ "Future Ink". Vancouver Sun , July 6, 1996.
^ "Saskatoon poet nominated". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , May 11, 1996.
^ Judith Isabella, "B.C. tops in a variety of literary awards". Victoria Times-Colonist , July 27, 1997.
^ "7 writers win prizes". The Globe and Mail , May 9, 1997.
^ Ken McGoogan, "Prairie publisher celebrates big year". Calgary Herald , June 27, 1998.
^ "Two Montrealers in running for poetry prizes". Montreal Gazette , April 6, 1998.
^ Gordon Morash, "Edmonton poets shut out; Their absence from the podium shocks contest organizers". Edmonton Journal , June 13, 1999.
^ "Spalding wins poetry award". The Globe and Mail , June 6, 2000.
^ "The lists are in: Prizes, prizes and more prizes". Vancouver Sun , April 8, 2000.
^ "Speed Read". Halifax Daily News , June 12, 2001.
^ Alexandra Gill, "A little the verse for wear". The Globe and Mail , January 1, 2003.
^ "Poets not afraid to self-promote". Montreal Gazette , April 17, 2004.
^ "Poets shortlist announced". Kingston Whig-Standard , April 17, 2004.
^ "Shortlists unveiled for Lowther, Lampert prizes". The Globe and Mail , April 21, 2005.
^ "Poets enter League of their own". Ottawa Citizen , June 11, 2006.
^ Beattie, Steven W. (April 21, 2014). "Sina Queyras and Adam Sol on the state of Canadian poetry" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ "N.S., Toronto poets win League of Canadian Poets honours" . CBC Books . June 23, 2008. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2012 .
^ "Shortlisted for poetry prizes". The Globe and Mail , April 2, 2008.
^ a b "Winners of the the Pat Lowther and Gerald Lampert Memorial Awards Announced" Archived September 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine . Open Book Toronto , June 15, 2009.
^ Robertson, Becky (July 12, 2016). "Awards: Karen Solie, Marie-Claire Blais among Canada Council prize recipients" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ "The shortlists for the Pat Lowther and Gerald Lampert Memorial Awards announced" . McNally Robinson , April 7, 2010.
^ Marsha Lederman, "Evelyn Lau named Vancouver poet laureate" . The Globe and Mail , October 14, 2011.
^ Carter, Sue (April 5, 2011). "Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther shortlists announced" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Carter, Sue (October 15, 2012). "Richards, Thurston, Goyette win Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia Awards" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Carter, Sue (April 3, 2012). "Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther shortlists revealed" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2023 .
^ Siassina, Maria (June 13, 2013). "League of Canadian Poets announce award winners" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Baldassi, Julie (April 5, 2013). "League of Canadian Poets announces 2013 shortlists" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2023 .
^ Carter, Sue (June 9, 2014). "Anne Compton, Alexandra Oliver, Murray Reiss win League of Canadian Poets awards" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Carter, Sue (April 1, 2014). "League of Canadian Poets reveals award shortlists" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Tobias, Conan (June 3, 2015). "League of Canadian Poets announces annual award winners" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Robertson, Becky (April 1, 2015). "League of Canadian Poets 2015 awards finalists revealed" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Robertson, Becky (June 20, 2016). "Awards: Lorna Crozier wins big at League of Canadian Poets awards" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Robertson, Becky (April 4, 2016). "Awards: League of Canadian Poets announces shortlists for annual poetry awards" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ van Koeverden, Jane (July 10, 2017). "Louise Bernice Halfe wins Raymond Souster poetry prize" . CBC Books . Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2023 .
^ Medley, Mark (April 6, 2017). "Finalists for Canadian poetry awards announced" . The Globe and Mail . Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Porter, Ryan (June 18, 2018). "The League of Canadian Poets announces winners of the 2018 Annual Poetry Awards" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Carter, Sue (April 30, 2018). "The League of Canadian Poets announces shortlists" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Porter, Ryan (June 10, 2019). "Tess Liem, Stevie Howell win 2019 Book Awards for poetry" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ van Koeverden, Jane (April 23, 2019). "Klara du Plessis nominated for two 2019 League of Canadian Poets prizes" . CBC Books . Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023 .
^ Gee, Dana (May 11, 2020). "Vancouver poet scores national prize" . Vancouver Sun . Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Yohannes, Samraweet (April 21, 2020). "Doyali Islam, Thomas King and Billy-Ray Belcourt shortlisted for 2020 League of Canadian Poets Awards" . CBC News . Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2023 .
^ Smith, Charlie (May 6, 2021). "Vancouver poet Jillian Christmas and UBC creative writing professor Ian Williams win national awards" . The Georgia Straight . Retrieved March 17, 2023 .
^ "Jillian Christmas, Bertrand Bickersteth & Ian Williams among finalists for League of Canadian Poets awards" . CBC News . April 15, 2021. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2023 .
^ Drudi, Cassandra (May 5, 2022). "League of Canadian Poets announces 2022 awards winners" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ Drudi, Cassandra (April 21, 2022). "Shortlists announced for 2022 League of Canadian Poets book awards" . Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ "Matthew James Weigel, Gillian Sze, Adebe DeRango-Adem win League of Canadian Poets book awards" . Quill & Quire , May 4, 2023.
^ Cassandra Drudi, "League of Canadian Poets announces 2023 Book Awards shortlists" . Quill & Quire , April 20, 2023.
^ "Hannah Green, Sandra Ridley and Bradley Peters win League of Canadian Poets prizes" . CBC Books , May 1, 2024.
^ Cassandra Drudi, "Shortlists announced for 2024 LCP Book Awards" . Quill & Quire , April 17, 2024.