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Peter Midgley
BIO
Biography

Peter Midgley is a writer and editor based in Edmonton. He has received the IBBY-ASAHI Award for Literacy Promotion and has been shortlisted for several other writing awards for poetry, drama, and non-fiction. He is a past recipient of both the Tom Fairley Award and of the Lois Hole Award for Editorial Excellence. You can learn more about him and his work at www.midgley.ca.

ADDRESS
City: Edmonton, Province/Territory: Alberta
EMAIL
GENRE
Poetry, prose, drama, children's, non-fiction.
LANGUAGES
English and Afrikaans.
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
let us not think of them as barbarians
Publisher
NeWest Press.
Year
2019
Title
Unquiet Bones
Publisher
Wolsak & Wynn.
Year
2015
Title
Counting Teeth: A Namibian Story
Publisher
Wolsak & Wynn.
Year
2014
Title
perhaps i should / miskien moet ek
Publisher
Kalamalka Press.
Year
2010
Title
The Diary of Iris Vaughan [2nd, revised edition]
Publisher
Juvenilia Press.
Year
2010
Title
Grappling with the Beast: Indigenous South(ern) African RespGosnes to Colonialism
Publisher
Brill.
Year
2010
Title
Umlindo omde kaVusi [isiXhosa translation of Vusi’s Long Wait]
Publisher
Maskew Miller Longman.
Year
2007
Title
The Diary of Iris Vaughan
Publisher
Juvenilia Press.
Year
2004
Title
B for Bullfrog
Publisher
Maskew Miller Longman.
Year
2001.
Title
Vusi's Long Wait
Publisher
Maskew Miller Longman.
Year
2001
Title
Sol Plaatje: An Introduction
Publisher
NELM.
Year
1997
Title
B for Bullfrog
Publisher
Kagiso.
Year
1996
Title
Thuli's Mattress
Publisher
Cambridge University Press.
Year
1996
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry [Shortlist]
Publication
let us not think of them as barbarians
Year
2020
Name
Toronto Fringe New Play Contest [1st Runner-up]
Publication
Barbarians
Year
2017
Name
Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize [Shortlist]
Publication
Unquiet Bones
Year
2016
Name
Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence
Year
2014
Name
Lois Hole Award for Editorial Excellence
Year
2012
Name
IBBY/ASAHI International Award for Literacy Promotion
Publication
Thulis' Mattress
Year
1996
LINKS
Links
Website
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
Available for small or large groups.
Presentation Genre
Writing, Editing
Presentation Length
As required.
Presentation Description
Presentation description

I offer presentations on the craft of writing, translation, editing, and working in cross-cultural contexts.

Presentation Fee(s)
Presentation fees vary. Please contact me for current rates.
Workshop details
Audience Size
One to one hundred.
Intended Audience
Adult.
Workshop Length
Varies (1 hour to full day).
Workshop Description
Workshop description

I offer workshops on the craft of writing, translation, editing, and working in cross-cultural contexts.

Workshop Fee(s)
Rates vary. Please contact me for current rates.
School presentation details
Audience Size
40
Intended Audience
Grade 11 & 12
Presentation Length
One hour or less.
Presentation Description
Presentation description

I can offer workshops in editing, writing, introduction to publishing, and translation.

Presentation Fee(s)
Variable. Please contact author directly.
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
No
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
No