Kaie Kellough

Kaie Kellough (born 1975) is a Canadian poet and novelist.[1] He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, raised in Calgary, Alberta, and in 1998 moved to Montreal, Quebec, where he lives.

Kellough has published three books of poetry, two audio recordings, one novel, and one collection of short stories. He is also a practitioner of vocal sound poetry. His work multiplies and layers voice, while exploring the fundamentals of language-production. His debut novel, Accordéon, was a shortlisted nominee for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award.[2]

His newest poetry book, Magnetic Equator, was published in 2019, was shortlisted for the 2019 QWF A.M. Klein Award for Poetry, and won the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize.[3] His short story collection Dominoes at the Crossroads was longlisted for the Giller Prize in 2020.[4]

Bibliography

Poetry
  • Lettricity (Cumulus Press 2005)
  • Maple Leaf Rag (Arbeiter Ring Publishing 2010, shortlisted for the Manuela Dias Design Award, Manitoba Book Awards)
  • Magnetic Equator (McClelland and Stewart 2019, shortlisted for the 2019 QWF A.M. Klein Award for Poetry, and winner of the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize)

Audio
  • Vox:Versus (WOW 2011)
  • Creole Continuum (HOWL 2014)

Fiction
  • Accordéon (ARP Books 2016, shortlisted for the 2017 Amazon/Walrus Foundation First Novel Award)
  • Dominoes at the Crossroads (Véhicule Press 2020, longlisted for the 2020 Giller Prize)

References
  1. Ryan B. Patrick, "Griffin Poetry Prize winner Kaie Kellough plays with words and sound to write vivid poetry and fiction". CBC Books, April 29, 2020.
  2. Mark Medley, "Finalists announced for Amazon.ca First Novel Award", The Globe and Mail, April 14, 2017.
  3. "Kaie Kellough wins 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize for poetry collection Magnetic Equator". CBC Books, May 19, 2020.
  4. Deborah Dundas, "Thomas King, Emma Donoghue make the 2020 Giller Longlist in a year marked by firsts". toronto Star, September 8, 2020.
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