(Jennivien) Diana Brebner (May 20, 1956 – April 29, 2001) was a

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. She was a recipient of the

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Life

Diana Brebner was the eldest daughter of

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immigrants and grew up in a suburb of

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. She was educated at the

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, the city she made her home for the remainder of her life. Brebner's first three collections of poetry were published by

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on Netherlandic Press. Her posthumous collection, ''The Ishtar Gate: Last and Selected Poems'', was edited by

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and published in 2005. The Diana Brebner Prize is awarded annually by ''Arc'' magazine.

Awards

Brebner won the

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in 1991 for ''Radiant Life Forms'', the

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in 1994 for ''The Golden Lotus'', the

in 1997 for ''Flora & Fauna''.

Bibliography

*''Radiant Life Forms'' (1990) *''The Golden Lotus'' (1993) *''Flora & Fauna'' (1996) *

References

External links

"Arc Magazine Contest Deadline and a Reading", ''branta''
1956 births 2001 deaths Canadian women poets Writers from Kingston, Ontario Poets from Ontario 20th-century Canadian poets 20th-century Canadian women writers {{Canada-poet-stub