Barbara Tran
BIO
Biography

Barbara Tran’s poetry, fiction, and nonfiction appear in The Paris Review, The New Quarterly, The Malahat Review, and Brick. Her poetry collection Precedented Parroting (Anstruther Books | Palimpsest Press) was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award and a CBC selection for Best Books of 2024. Barbara authored the title character’s narration of Madame Pirate: Becoming a Legend, which was nominated for Best VR Story at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Her chapbook Homing Instinct releases from Knife | Fork | Book in Fall 2026.

ADDRESS
City: Tkaronto, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
Poetry, Fiction, Screenplays
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Precedented Parroting
Publisher
Palimpsest Press
Year
2024
Title
Homing Instinct
Publisher
Knife Fork Book
Year
2026
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Finalist, Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry
Year
2024
Name
Shortlist, Gerald Lampert Memorial Award (League of Canadian Poets)
Year
2025
Name
Shortlist, Pat Lowther Memorial Award (League of Canadian Poets)
Year
2025
Name
Longlist, Raymond Souster Award (League of Canadian Poets)
Year
2025
Name
Finalist, Sundance: Collab: Cultural Impact Residency (Screenwriting)
Year
2025
Name
3rd Place, Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry
Publication
Royal City Literary Arts Society
Year
2025
LINKS
Links
barbaratran.com
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