Aaron Bushkowsky (born 1957 in
Winnipeg,
Manitoba)
[Aaron Bushkowsky](_blank)
at the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. is a Canadian writer based in
Vancouver, British Columbia.
History
Bushkowsky has written in five different genres: poetry, drama, film, TV, and prose. In November 1986, Bushkowsky published the poems "dream of willows," "snapshot," and "the photo" in
Edges Literary Magazine.
Nominated for the
Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for outstanding book of poetry for ''ed and mabel go to the moon'' in 1995, Bushkowsky followed with a second book of poetry, ''Mars is for Poems'' in 2002. His plays have been produced across Canada, nine being nominated for the
Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for Outstanding Original Script, with two winning: ''Strangers Among Us'' (1999) and ''The Waterhead'' (2003). His books of prose include ''The Vanishing Man'' (2005) and ''Curtains for Roy'' (2014), which was nominated for the
Leacock Medal for Humour. Aaron Bushkowsky is a graduate of the
Canadian Film Centre where he studied screenwriting.
Teaching
Bushkowsky also teaches creative writing at
Studio 58,
Kwantlen University
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is a public degree-granting undergraduate Institute of technology#Canada, polytechnic university in British Columbia, Canada, with campuses in Newton, Surrey, Surrey, Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond, Cl ...
,
Langara College
, mottoeng = Knowledge is Freedom
, established = April 1, 1994
, type = Public
, endowment = C$5.8 million
, administrative_staff =
, faculty =
, president = Paula Burns
, students = 22,000
, city = Vancouver, British Columbia
, coun ...
and the
Vancouver Film School, and is the co-artistic director of Solo Collective Theatre, a Vancouver-based theatre company.
References
External links
Official website
20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Canadian poets
20th-century Canadian male writers
Canadian male poets
21st-century Canadian poets
Writers from Vancouver
Writers from Winnipeg
Living people
1957 births
Canadian male dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Canadian male writers
Canadian Film Centre alumni
Langara College people
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