| Kerry Lee Powell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Montreal, Quebec |
| Occupation | Poet, short story writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2010s–present |
| Notable works | Inheritance, Willem de Kooning's Paintbrush |
Kerry Lee Powell is a Canadian writer, whose debut short story collection Willem de Kooning's Paintbrush was a longlisted nominee for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and a shortlisted nominee for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, in 2016.
Originally from Montreal, Quebec, she is currently based in Moncton, New Brunswick. She has also published the poetry collections Inheritance and The Wreckage, and was a shortlisted Gerald Lampert Award finalist in 2015 for Inheritance.
References
- ^ "Kerry Lee Powell, Michael Helm among Writers' Trust Fiction Prize finalists". Winnipeg Free Press, September 21, 2016.
- "Two debut novelists among this year's Writers' Trust nominees". The Globe and Mail, September 21, 2016.
- "Governor-General's Literary Award short list a serious case of déjà vu". The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2016.
- "Review: Kerry Lee Powell's Willem de Kooning's Paintbrush and Laura Trunkey's Double Dutch deliver the unexpected". The Globe and Mail, April 22, 2016.
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