Elizabeth Bachinsky

Elizabeth Bachinsky
Born (1976-05-10) May 10, 1976 (age 50)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
OccupationPoet
Writing career
Genrepoetry
Notable workGod of Missed Connections

Elizabeth Bachinsky (born May 10, 1976) is a Canadian poet. She has published four collections since 2005: Curio, Home of Sudden Service, God of Missed Connections, and The Hottest Summer in Recorded History. Her second book, Home of Sudden Service, was nominated for a 2006 Governor General's Award for Poetry. Bachinsky's work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies in Canada, the U.S., France, Ireland, the U.K., China and Lebanon.

Personal life

Bachinsky was born on May 10, 1976, in Regina, Saskatchewan, and grew up in Prince George, British Columbia. She has an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she teaches creative writing at Douglas College. From 2006 to 2014, she was the editor of Event, a Vancouver literary journal.

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Bibliography

Poetry

Anthologies

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References

  1. ↑ "Member Profile | The Writers' Union of Canada". www.writersunion.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  2. ↑ "EVENT's new editor: Farewell from Elizabeth Bachinsky, hello from Shashi Bhat".