Barry Dempster was born in Toronto, Ontario and educated in child psychology. He is the author of a novel, a children's book, two volumes of short stories and ten collections of poetry. He has been nominated for the Governor General's Award for literature twice, for his first book, Fables for Isolated Men (Guernica) most recently for The Burning Alphabet (Brick Books) which won the Canadian Authors Association Chalmers Award for poetry. From 1990 to 1997, he was Poetry and Reviews Editor for Poetry Canada. He is the senior editor with Brick Books where he has discovered and edited many of Canada's finest emerging poets and many of Canada's best poets. He has been on the faculty at The Banff Centre as mentor for the Writing Studio and Wired Writing programs and has been the Writer-in-Residence at the Richmond Hill Public Library twice.
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YORK REGION AUTHOR FINALIST FOR PREMIER'S ARTS AWARD YORK REGION AUTHOR FINALIST FOR PREMIER’S ARTS AWARD
York Region author and poet Barry Dempster has been selected as one of six finalists for the Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. The Premier’s Award recognizes outs... more
BLUE WHEREVER - Just Published! "In the new world, we wake up/to a bone ark bobbing on the blue whereever," Dempster writes in the title poem of this new collection, his twelfth book of poetry. He connects the intensity of loving someone with the visceral vividness of being alive,... more
BANFF WORKSHOP - WRITING WITH STYLE Mon Sep 13 / 9:00am - Sat Sep 18 / 5:00pm WRITING WITH STYLE POETRY WORKSHOP with Barry Dempster
The Banff Centre, Banff Alberta
APPLICATION DEADLINE MAY 14.
About Writing With Style
Writing With Style is a unique opportunity for writers to participate in a week-long workshop at T... more
Chilean Master Class with Barry Dempster MEMORY: IN THE MOMENT - A Writing Workshop with Barry Dempster
Chile, January 16 to January 29, 2011 -
Price includes: Master Class, Accommodation, Meals, Outings to Santiago, Valparaiso
Participation is limited. Contact Susan Siddeley at m... more
