{"id":563566461,"date":"2019-10-21T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/lance\/2019\/10\/21\/local-poet-short-listed-for-literary-prize"},"modified":"2019-10-21T15:00:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T20:00:23","slug":"local-poet-short-listed-for-literary-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/lance\/2019\/10\/21\/local-poet-short-listed-for-literary-prize","title":{"rendered":"Local poet short listed for literary prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

In many ways, Catherine Hunter’s book, St. Boniface Elegies<\/em>, represents an incredibly personal journey.<\/p>\n

Hunter, who lives in St. Boniface, is on the short list for a Governor General’s Literary Award in the poetry category. Her book, which was published by Signature Editions, was released in the spring.<\/p>\n

Along with Joan Thomas and her fiction book Five Wives<\/em>, Hunter is one of two writers currently living in Winnipeg nominated for one of this year’s prestigious awards.<\/p>\n

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“I’m very glad to be on the short list,” said Hunter, who is a creative writing professor at the University of Winnipeg. “I’m very grateful that they paid this attention to my book. It’s good for poets to have our work read.”<\/p>\n

According to www.mcnallyrobinson.com, St. Boniface Elegies<\/em> “traces a poet’s relationship with her family and her community through poems about travel, love, illness, work, and the writing life.”<\/p>\n

The book comprises of four sections — Submission, Winter Archive, The News, and The Reader. The life-changing impact that her husband Ron’s terminal illness diagnosis and death last year is at the core of the work.<\/p>\n

“It’s a personal journey, and St. Boniface Hospital plays a role in the book,” Hunter said, adding the section called The News explores the couple’s life together, and Ron’s illness and diagnosis. “This is at the heart of the book.”<\/p>\n

When it comes to what inspires her to write, Hunter said she has “always wanted to capture certain moments in life.”<\/p>\n

“Whether it’s joyful or soulful, I’ve always paid attention to the world in which we live, and the experiences that we share,” she said.<\/p>\n

Noting that she’s grateful to Signature Editions for supporting her — “I really appreciate them believing in me” — Hunter said imparting knowledge and support in her longtime role as a creative writing professor has been a natural complement to her own writing.<\/p>\n

“It’s the best job in the world — and you can’t do it if you’re not a writer. It’s great to be able to experiment with my students and talk to them about the process, as well as share my experiences with them. I feel very fortunate to have this position.”<\/p>\n

Hunter also offered an interesting insight into the comparison between writing full-time and part-time.<\/p>\n

“When I was younger I used to think how great it would be to write full-time, but now I think that wouldn’t allow me to be as free to write what I want, so I think I’m in a good position,” she said.<\/p>\n

According to a news release, the awards consist of are seven English-language categories, seven French-language categories. Each winner will receive $25,000, and the publisher will receive $3,000 to promote the winning book. Finalists will receive $1,000 each.<\/p>\n

The award winners will be announced at ggbooks.ca on Oct. 29.<\/p>

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