Beth Goobie (born 1959) is a Canadian
poet
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and fiction writer.
Life
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.
Writing
Goobie's first published poems were "To the Creator" and "The Making in
Edges Literary Magazine in February 1987.
Her work has appeared in many Canadian literary journals, including ''
The Fiddlehead
''The Fiddlehead'' is a Canadian literary magazine, published four times annually at the University of New Brunswick. It is the oldest Canadian literary magazine which is still in circulation.
History and profile
''The Fiddlehead'' was establ ...
'', ''
Malahat Review'', ''
The New Quarterly'', ''
Antigonish Review'', ''
Event
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Gatherings of people
* Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion
* Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest
* Event management, the organization of eve ...
'', ''
Grain
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Prairie Fire'' and ''The Prairie Journal''. Her poem "Civilization lives in the throat" was selected by
Giller Prize
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winner
Souvankham Thammavongsa for inclusion in ''2021 Best Canadian Poetry'' (
Biblioasis
Biblioasis is a Canadian independent bookstore and publishing company, based in Windsor, Ontario.[Pat Lowther Award
The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual Canadian literary award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the year's best book of poetry by a Canadian woman. The award was established in 1980 to honour poet Pat Lowther, who was murdered by ...]
* 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
Poetry
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* ''Breathing at Dusk: Poems'': Coteau Books, Regina, 2017
* ''Lookin' for Joy'': Exile Editions, Holstein Ontario, 2022
Short stories
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* ''The Only-Good Heart'': Pedlar Press, Toronto, 1998
Adult fiction
* ''The First Principles of Dreaming'', Second Story Press, 2014
Young adult fiction
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* ''Who Owns Kelly Paddik?'': Maxwell Macmillan, Don Mills, Ontario, 1993
* ''Sticks and Stones'': Maxwell Macmillan, Don Mills, Ontario, 1994
* Hit and Run: Maxwell Macmillan, Don Mills, Ontario, 1994
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* ''Kicked Out'': Prentice Hall Ginn, Toronto, 1995
* ''I'm Not Convinced'': Red Deer Press, Calgary, 1997
* ''The Good, The Bad, And The Suicidal'': Roussan Publishers Incorporated, Montreal, 1997
* ''The Colours of Carol Molev'': Roussan Publishers Incorporated, Montreal, 1998
* ''The Dream Where the Losers Go'': Roussan Publishers Incorporated, Montreal, 1999
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* ''The Throne'': Red Deer Press, Markham, 2013
* ''The Pain Eater'': Second Story Press, 2016.
Young Adult Drama
* ''The Face Is The Place'', Rave: Young Adult Drama: Blizzard Publishing, Winnipeg, 2000
Children's Novel
* ''Jason's Why'': Red Deer Press, Markham, 2013
References
External links
"Beth Goobie's otherworldly views", ''Quill & Quire'', Amy Jo Ehman, May 2004*
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1960 births
Canadian children's writers
Canadian science fiction writers
20th-century Canadian novelists
20th-century Canadian poets
21st-century Canadian novelists
21st-century Canadian poets
Writers from Guelph
University of Winnipeg alumni
Writers from Saskatoon
Canadian women novelists
Canadian women poets
Canadian women short story writers
20th-century Canadian women writers
21st-century Canadian women writers
Living people
20th-century Canadian short story writers
21st-century Canadian short story writers
Canadian women science fiction and fantasy writers
Mennonite poets
Poets from Ontario
Poets from Saskatchewan
Novelists from Ontario
Novelists from Saskatchewan