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Brian Brett (born 28 April 1950) is a Canadian poet, journalist, editor and novelist.[1] He has been writing and publishing since the late 1960s, and he has worked as an editor for several publishing firms, including the Governor-General's Award-winning Blackfish Press. He has also written a three-part memoir of his life in British Columbia.

Brian Brett
Canadian writer Brian Brett in July 2009
Born (1950-04-28) 28 April 1950 (age 72)
Alma materSimon Fraser University
Occupationpoet, novelist

Early life


Brett was born in British Columbia. He grew up with a rare endocrine disorder, Kallmann syndrome, which prevented his body from entering puberty; he later wrote a memoir about the effect this has had on his life.[2][3] Brett attended Simon Fraser University between 1969 and 1974, studying literature.


Career


Brian Brett in conversation with Silver Donald Cameron about his work.

Brett began writing in the 1960s. In the early 1970s, he worked as a freelance journalist and critic for The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the Vancouver Sun, The New Reader, Books in Canada, and the Victoria Times-Colonist. He was a poetry critic and columnist for Vancouver's The Province. He also wrote articles for many other newspapers in Canada, and his essays appeared in many magazines. For ten years he wrote a monthly newspaper column called CultureWatch for the Yukon News.

Brett inaugurated the B.C. Poetry-in-the-Schools program, which for several years introduced students to world poetry. He has presented many writing workshops across Canada.

He has been a member of P.E.N. International and the Federation of BC Writers, and the Writers' Union of Canada. He embarked on a national reading tour organized by the League of Canadian Poets, of which he was also a member.

Brett has given reading of his work on CBC Radio as well at universities, Harbourfront, Vancouver International Writers Festival, Saltwater Festival, Sechelt Writers' Festival, Wordfest: Banff Calgary International Writers Festival, the Winnipeg International Writers Festival, National Book Festival, and the Canada Council.

In May 2005, Brett became chair of the Writers' Union of Canada.[4]

In 2004 Brett published a book, Uproar's Your Only Music, about his struggles with Kallmann syndrome.[2]

In November 2009, Brett won Canada's Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize for Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Rural Life. The book describes a typical day in the life of his farm, with insight into the natural history of farming.[5][6]

In 2016, the Writers' Trust of Canada awarded Brett the Matt Cohen Lifetime Award to honour his body of work.[7]


Personal


Brett lives on his farm on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.[8] He takes testosterone to mitigate the effects of Kallmann syndrome, which include pain and osteoperosis.[2]


Bibliography



Discography



Anthologies



References


  1. Brian Brett in The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  2. "Book review: Author Brian Brett shows beak form" Archived 2018-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. Candace Fertile, Vancouver Sun, 10.30.2015
  3. "For the Birds: Brian Brett's Tuco, reviewed". National Post, Philip Marchand, October 15, 2015
  4. "Author Brian Brett heavily criticizes UBC for handling of Galloway case". The Globe and Mail, Marsha Lederman, April 3, 2017
  5. "Check out these 4 books inspired by B.C. island life". CBC News, Aug 09, 2017
  6. "Review: Trauma Farm, by Brian Brett; The War in the Country, by Thomas F. Pawlick". The Globe and Mail, Ingeborg Boyens, October 23, 2009
  7. "Rogers Writers' Trust: Celebrating the 2016 winners". Maclean's, November 3, 2016.
  8. "Brian Brett pens memoir about his pet African grey parrot Tuco". North by Northwest · CBC News. Dec 20, 2015





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