Barbara Nickel was born in Saskatoon and raised in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. She has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, where she was the poetry editor of Prism International and has also worked as an instructor. After living in Vancouver for many years, then moving to St.John's, Newfoundland, she is now back in British Columbia.
Awards
The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize, 1995.
National Magazine Awards, honourable mention, 1996.
Geoffrey Bitson Award for Historical Fiction for Young Adults,
finalist, 1996.
Mr. Christie's Book Award, finalist, 1997.
B.C. Red Cedar Awards, finalist, 1998.
The Pat Lowther Memorial Award, 1998.
Selected Publications
The Secret Wish of Nannerl Mozart. (Second Story Press,
1996).
The Gladys Elegies. (Coteau Books, 1997).
From the Top of a Grain Elevator. (Beach Holme Press, 1999).
Selected Anthologies
Breathing Fire: Canada's New Poets. (Harbour Publishing,
1995).
Books in Print
Nickel, Barbara
From the Top of a Grain Elevator. Beach Holme Publishers,
1999. $8.95, ISBN 0-88878-373-3.
The Gladys Elegies. Coteau Books, 1997. ISBN: 1-55050-112-7.
The Secret Wish of Nannerl Mozart. Second Sory Press, 1996.
ISBN: 0-929005-89-9.
Barbara Nickel, 42550 Yale Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2R 4J4
barbaranickel@shaw.ca
