Bruce Hunter. Courtesy Canadian Poetries.
Bruce Hunter (born 1952) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and academic.
Life[]
Hunter was born in Calgary, Alberta.
He worked as a gardener, labourer, equipment operator and Zamboni driver before returning to school in his late 20's. He studied creative writing at the Banff School of Fine Arts with W.O. Mitchell, and film and literature at York University.
For the past 22 years, he has taught English and liberal studies at Seneca College. He has also taught creative writing at the Banff Centre and York University as well as giving numerous writing seminars and workshops to groups across Canada.
In 2002, he was writer in residence at the Banff Centre for the Writers’ Guild of Alberta. In 2007, he was Writer in Residence at the Richmond Hill Public Library, in the Greater Toronto Region.
His linked story collection, Country Music Country, was published in 1996 to both critical and popular acclaim and broadcast on CBC radio. The London Free Press calls Hunter "the Hank Williams of Canadian literature".
Recognition[]
Hunter's collection of poetry, Coming Home From Home, was short-listed for the 1997 CBC/Saturday Night literary competition. The book was also selected in the top 10 People’s Choice poetry books of 2000, in the company of Lorna Crozier and Don Coles.
Hunter's novel, In the Bear’s House, was awarded the 2009 Canadian Rockies Prize, selected from over 100 books from 10 countries at the Banff Mountain Book Festival.
His 2010 collection, Two O'Clock Creek: Poems new and selected, won the 2011 Acorn/Plantos Award for People's Poetry.[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Selected Canadian Rifles. Toronto: Unfinished Monument Press, 1981.
- Benchmark. Saskatoon, SK: Thistledown Press, 1982. ISBN 978-0-920066-48-5
- The Beekeeper's Daughter. Saskatoon, SK: Thistledown Press, 1986. ISBN 0-920633-15-3
- Coming Home From Home. Saskatoon, SK: Thistledown Press, 2000. ISBN 1-894345-11-8
- Two O'Clock Creek: Poems new and selected. Fernie, BC: Oolichan Books, 2010.
Novel[]
- In The Bear's House (novel). Lantzville, BC: Oolichan Books, 2009. ISBN 978-088982-253-5
Short fiction[]
- Country Music Country. Saskatoon, SK: Thistledown Press, 1996 ISBN 1-895449-58-8
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ About the Author, Bruce Hunter. Web, Oct. 4, 2014.
- ↑ Search results=Bruce Hunter, WorldCat, Web, July 12, 2012.
External links[]
- Poems
- Prose
- About
- Bruce Hunter Official Website
- Adam Pottle and Bruce Hunter in conversation, Brick Books, 2015
- In Conversation: Bruce Hunter, Freefall, 2015
- Two O'Clock Creek - Oolichan Books
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