Aaron Bushkowsky
{{Short description|Canadian writer}}
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Aaron Bushkowsky (born 1957 in Winnipeg, Manitoba)[http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Bushkowsky%2C%20Aaron Aaron Bushkowsky] at the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. is a Canadian writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
History
Bushkowsky has written in five different genres: poetry, drama, film, TV, and prose.{{Cite web|last=Darbyshire|first=Peter|date=2015-04-25|title=Vancouver writer makes the shortlist for Leacock Award {{!}} The Province|url=https://theprovince.com/entertainment/books/vancouver-writer-makes-the-shortlist-for-leacock-award|access-date=2020-06-05|language=en-CA}} In November 1986, Bushkowsky published the poems "dream of willows," "snapshot," and "the photo" in Edges Literary Magazine.{{Cite journal|last=Thompson|first=Andrew|date=November 1986|title=Notes on Contributors|journal=Edges Literary Magazine|publisher=Ledges Publishing Society|volume=1|issue=1|pages=33|issn=0833-0077}}
Nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for outstanding book of poetry for ed and mabel go to the moon in 1995, Bushkowsky followed with a second book of poetry, Mars is for Poems in 2002. His plays have been produced across Canada, nine being nominated for the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for Outstanding Original Script, with two winning: Strangers Among Us (1999) and The Waterhead (2003). His books of prose include The Vanishing Man (2005) and Curtains for Roy (2014), which was nominated for the Leacock Medal for Humour. Aaron Bushkowsky is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre where he studied screenwriting.
Teaching
Bushkowsky also teaches creative writing at Studio 58, Kwantlen University, Langara College and the Vancouver Film School, and is the co-artistic director of Solo Collective Theatre, a Vancouver-based theatre company.
References
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External links
- [https://www.aaronbushkowsky.com/ Official website]
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Category:20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
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