Lynn Davies
BIOGRAPHY
Lynn is the author of three collections of poetry. Her poems have been featured on CBC radio and translated into French and Spanish. Lynn’s poems and stories for children have appeared in anthologies and magazines. Her essays, reviews, and freelance pieces have been published in many magazines and journals.
Lynn was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. She lived in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for 18 years, and now lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where she works part time at Westminster Books. She’s taught creative writing through Continuing Education in Halifax and Fredericton, at the Maritime Writers’ Workshop, and at the University of New Brunswick. She has served on the WFNS and WFNB executive boards.
For more information about Lynn, her books, and author visits, please visit www.lynndavies.ca or e-mail Lynn at lynn@lynndavies.ca
AWARDS
Nominated for the Gerald Lampert Award and a Governor General’s Award, 1999, for The Bridge That Carries the Road.
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Honourable Mention, Sean Ryan Children’s Fund poetry competition, 1999, for the poem “Rhubarb”.
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Winner of the Lina Chartrand Poetry Award from Contemporary Verse, 1995, for the poem “The Flamingo”.
