Tammy Armstrong

Tammy Lynn Armstrong (born March 26, 1974) is a Canadian poet and novelist.[1] She is most noted for her 2002 collection Bogman's Music, which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2002 Governor General's Awards.[2]

Originally from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Armstrong was educated at the University of British Columbia and the University of New Brunswick.[1]

Career

Armstrong has published the poetry collections Unravel (2004), Take Us Quietly (2006) and The Scare in the Crow (2010),[1][3][4] and the novels Translations: Aístreann (2002) and Pye-Dogs (2008).[5][6]

In 2017, Armstrong's Hermit God Spot made the longlist for the CBC Poetry Prize.[7]

Bibliography

Novel

  • Translations: Aístreann (2002)
  • Pye-Dogs (2008)

Short story collections

  • Bogman's Music (2002)
  • Unravel (2004)
  • Take Us Quietly (2006)
  • The Scare in the Crow (2010)
  • Pearly Everlasting (2024)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tammy Lynn Armstrong". New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, 2010.
  2. ^ "Newcomers abound on Governor General's literary list". Telegraph-Journal, October 22, 2002.
  3. ^ "Fredericton woman writes another book of strong verse". Daily Gleaner, October 28, 2006.
  4. ^ "Hinterlands". Telegraph-Journal, September 4, 2010.
  5. ^ "Poignant tale shows how the past influences the future". Hamilton Spectator, July 13, 2002.
  6. ^ "Local woman's novel has 'the grit and haunting aftertaste of a bestseller'". Daily Gleaner, February 14, 2009.
  7. ^ "Hermit God Spot by Tammy Armstrong". CBC Books. Retrieved 30 December 2019.


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