Lucy Yang
BIO
Biography

Lucy Yang (she/her) writes and teaches on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples in British Columbia. Her debut chapbook, Ju, is published in 2024. Her writing is featured in The New York Times, ARC Poetry Magazine, Contemporary Verse 2 and elsewhere. Her work with the Teacher Magazine Takeover Edition of the BC Teachers’ Federation has won two 2024 Canadian Association of Labour Media awards: Fighting Oppression Award and Katie FitzRandolph Award. She is a finalist for the 2021 Foster Poetry Prize and a board member at Vancouver Poetry House. She holds degrees in English literature and literacy education at The University of British Columbia. 

ADDRESS
City: Vancouver, Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Ju
Publisher
broke press
Year
2024
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Canadian Association of Labour Media: Fighting Oppression Award Winner
Publication
Teacher Magazine Takeover Edition
Year
2024
Name
Canadian Association of Labour Media: Katie FitzRandolph Award Winner
Publication
Teacher Magazine Takeover Edition
Year
2024
Name
The Foster Poetry Prize: Finalist
Publication
Spilled Water
Year
2021
LINKS
Links
Website
Instagram
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