Nancy Jo Cullen is a Canadian poet and fiction writer, who won the 2010
Dayne Ogilvie Prize
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Suzette Mayr
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, described Cullen in the award citation as a writer "who feels like a friend", and who "tackles dark corners without false dramatics or pretensions. There is a genuine realness in her language.""Writer Nancy Jo Cullen is a rising talent" . ''
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'', September 9, 2010.
Originally from British Columbia and a longtime resident of
Calgary
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, Alberta, she now lives in
Kingston
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'', Fall 2012. Her short story "Ashes" was a finalist for the Journey Prize in 2012, and she has since published a full volume of short stories and a novel.
She served on the jury for the 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize, selecting
Amazon.ca First Novel Award
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