Julia McCarthy (1964-2021) was a

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poet."Nova Scotia poet among Governor General's Literary Award finalists"
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'', October 4, 2017. She was most noted for her 2017 collection ''All the Names Between'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the

Governor General's Award for English-language poetry This is a list of recipients and nominees of the Governor General's Awards award for English-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama was divided.2017 Governor General's Awards The shortlisted nominees for the 2017 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 4, 2017,

."Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards"
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'', October 4, 2017. The collection was also honoured with the J. M. Abraham Poetry Award (formerly the Atlantic Poetry Prize). McCarthy previously published the poetry collections ''Stormthrower'' (2002) and ''Return from Erebus'' (2010). ''Return from Erebus'' won the Poetry Award from the

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in 2012."Julia McCarthy on Duality, Elegy, and Overlap in Her Third Poetry Collection"
''Open Book'', July 18, 2017. Originally from

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, McCarthy lived in various places (Alaska and Georgia in the U.S., Norway, South Africa) before moving to Nova Scotia, where she lived for many years in the Annapolis Valley as a freelance writer, editor and potter.

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