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SIAT instructor Chantal Gibson wins poetry award

May 11, 2020
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Article originally appeared in the (date: May 11, 2020).

 announced its 2020 Poetry Awards winners this week and Vancouver���s  was one of the honourees.

The local writer and SIAT instructor was awarded the . The award is given to Canadian women writers and comes with a $2000 prize.

Gibson���s winning collection of poetry is titled and is her first collection. That book has also earned many other award nominations including the prestigious that will be announced on May 19. ���I am very, very excited and grateful! It���s an honour for me, Caitlin Press in tiny Half Moon Bay, B.C., and my brilliant editor and cheerleader Canisia Lubrin,��� said Gibson. ���Mostly, it���s a win for us, the beautiful Black women inside the book and those women who���ve championed it.���

Along with writing Chantal teaches writing and design communication in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology.

Read the full article featuring comments from Chantal Gibson via the .