Beth Goobie (born 1959)[1] is a Canadian poet and fiction writer.

Beth Goobie
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of Winnipeg

Life

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Beth Goobie grew up in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. After working one year in Holland as an au pair, she spent the next four years earning a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Winnipeg and a B.A. in Religious Studies from the Mennonite Brethren Bible College. After working as a front line residential treatment worker in Winnipeg and Edmonton, she moved to Saskatoon, where she now lives.[when?]

Writing

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Goobie's first published poems were "To the Creator" and "The Making in Edges Literary Magazine in February 1987.[2] Her work has appeared in many Canadian literary journals, including The Fiddlehead, Malahat Review, The New Quarterly, Antigonish Review, Event, Grain, Prairie Fire and The Prairie Journal. Her poem "Civilization lives in the throat" was selected by Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa for inclusion in 2021 Best Canadian Poetry (Biblioasis).

As of 2017, she has 25 published books to her credit, including the genres of young adult fiction (18 books), children's (one book), one adult novel, 2 collections of short fiction, and 3 collections of poetry.

Awards

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  • 1994 R. Ross Annett Juvenile Fiction Award for Mission Impossible.
  • 1995 Pat Lowther Award
  • 1998 Joseph S. Stauffer Award (Canada Council)
  • 2000 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award for Before Wings
  • 2000 Saskatchewan Book Award for Children's Literature for "Before Wings"
  • 2003 Saskatchewan Book Award for Children's Literature for "Flux"
  • 2004 Saskatchewan Book Award for Children's Literature for "Fixed"
  • 2017 Saskatchewan YA Book Award for "The Pain Eater"
  • 2017 High Plains YA Book Award for "The Pain Eater"
  • 2017 Snow Willow Award for "The Pain Eater"
  • 2018 Saskatchewan Arts Board Book Award for Poetry for "breathing at dusk"
  • 2018 City of Saskatoon and Saskatoon Public Library Book Award for "breathing at dusk"
  • 2021 Carter V. Cooper Award

Works

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Poetry

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  • Scars of Light. Edmonton: NeWest Press. 1994. ISBN 0-920897-73-8.
  • The Girls Who Dream Me: Poems. Pedlar Press. 1999. ISBN 978-0-9681884-6-0.
  • Breathing at Dusk: Poems: Coteau Books, Regina, 2017
  • Lookin' for Joy: Exile Editions, Holstein Ontario, 2022

Short stories

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  • Could I Have My Body Back Now, Please?. Edmonton: NeWest Press. 1991. ISBN 0-920897-09-6.
  • The Only-Good Heart: Pedlar Press, Toronto, 1998

Adult fiction

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  • The First Principles of Dreaming, Second Story Press, 2014

Young adult fiction

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Young Adult Drama

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  • The Face Is The Place, Rave: Young Adult Drama: Blizzard Publishing, Winnipeg, 2000

Children's Novel

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  • Jason's Why: Red Deer Press, Markham, 2013

References

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  1. ^ [1][permanent dead link]. Library and Archives Canada data at VIAF.org. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  2. ^ Thompson, Andrew (February 1987). "Notes on Contributors". Edges Literary Magazine. 2 (1). Ledges Publishing Society: 40. ISSN 0833-0077.
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