Member Profile

Candice James was awarded the title of  Poet Laureate Emerita of The City of New Westminster  by City Council after serving two 3 year terms as Poet Laureate (2010-2016) She is FOUNDER OF:  The Royal City Literary Arts Society; The Fred Cogswell Award For Excellence in Poetry; and founder of the reading series: Poetic Justice; Poetry in the Park; Poetry New West.  She is Past President of the Federation of British Columbia Writers, Past Director of SpoCan, Past President of Slam Central,  She is the recipient of “Writers International Network’s Distinguished Poet Award 2013”. Her award in include: The Bernie Legge Artist Cultural Award; Pandora's Collective Citizenship Award and she is the Author of 15 poetry books, the first one  “A SPLIT IN THE WATER” - Fiddlehead Poetry Books 1979; amd the most recent "The Water Poems"  Ekstasis Editions 2017;  "The Path of Loneliness" (Inanna Publications) will be released in Spring 2020.  

Candice has been a featured on radio shows “Wax Poetic”, “World Poetry Café”, and “Storytelling”.  She has also been featured poet, workshop facilitator, keynote speaker, and panelist at many literary events including “Word on the Street”; “Black Dot Cultural Collective”; “Write on The Beach” and “Lit Fest New West”.  Her poems have appeared in a variety of local and international magazines, newspapers, and e-zines.   

Candice is currently working on her rhyming poetry manuscript Sonatastice Perpetuum.

www.candicejames.com  Candice James website