Terence Young (born 1953) is a Canadian writer. He is most noted for his poetry collection ''The Island in Winter'', which was shortlisted for the

Governor General's Award for English-language poetry This is a list of recipients and nominees of the Governor General's Awards award for English-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama was divided.1999 Governor General's Awards The winners of the 1999 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, chairman, and Shirley Thomson, director of the Canada Council, Canada Council for the Arts, at a press conference held on November 16 at the National Libr ...

and for the

Gerald Lampert Award The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is made annually by the League of Canadian Poets to the best volume of poetry published by a first-time poet. It is presented in honour of poetry promoter Gerald Lampert Gerald Lampert (c. 1924 - April 29, 1978) w ...

in 2000. ''The Island in Winter'' was his debut poetry collection. The following year he published his first short story collection, ''Rhymes with Useless''. He followed up with the novel ''After Goodlake's'' in 2004, the poetry collection ''Moving Day'' in 2006, and the short story collection ''The End of the Ice Age'' in 2010. ''Rhymes with Useless'' was a finalist for the

Danuta Gleed Literary Award The Danuta Gleed Literary Award is a Canadian national literary prize, awarded since 1998. It recognizes the best debut short fiction collection by a Canadian author in English language. The annual prize was founded by John Gleed in honour of his ...

in 2001, ''After Goodlake's'' won the city of

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

's Butler Book Prize in 2005, and ''Moving Day'' was a finalist for the

Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, established in 1986, is awarded annually to the best collection of poetry by a resident of British Columbia, Canada. One of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes, the award was originally known as the B.C. Prize for Poetry. ...

in 2007. He is married to poet

Patricia Young Patricia Young (born 1954 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian poet, and short story writer. She is married to writer Terence Young. Their daughter Clea Young is also a writer, whose debut short story collection ''Teardown'' was published ...

. Their daughter Clea Young is also a writer, whose debut short story collection ''Teardown'' was published in 2016. M. A. C. Farrant
"Review: Clea Young's short stories are as smart as they are astute"
''

Vancouver Sun The ''Vancouver Sun'', also known as the ''Sun'', is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. Published s ...

'', November 19, 2016.

References

External links

* 1953 births Living people 20th-century Canadian poets 20th-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male poets Writers from Victoria, British Columbia {{Canada-poet-stub