Yuan Changming

Poet

Vancouver
Canada
CA

Author's Bio

 Yuan Changming grew up in an isolated village, started to learn the English alphabet in Shanghai at age nineteen and published monographs on translation before leaving China. With a PhD in English from the University of Saskatchewan, Yuan currently lives in Vancouver, where he co-edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan. His writing credits include 16 chapbooks, 12 Pushcart nominations for poetry and 3 for fiction besides appearances in Best of the Best Canadian Poetry (2008-17), BestNewPoemsOnline and 2129 other publications across 51 countries. A poetry judge for Canada's 44th National Magazine Awards, Yuan began writing and publishing fiction in 2022. His debut novel Detaching, 'silver romance' The Tuner and short story collection Flashbacks are all available at Amazon. 

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Best of the Best Canadian Poetry in English: Tenth Anniversary Edtion (Tightrope Books, 2017)
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Best Canadian Poetry in English (2009, 12, 14) (Tightrope Books, 2014)
Journals:
Literary Review of Canada
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Paris/Atlantic
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Poetry Salzburg Review
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The Font
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Prizes won: 

1.     “Extraordinary Poem Award (2012),” offered by The Sons of Camus Writers International for my long poem “Chinese Legends Modernized”

2.     “Hall of Fame Certificate (2013),” presented by Torrid Literature Publishing Group for my poem “Me & Sand,” [link::http://torridliterature.com/2013_Members... 

3.      “The International Best Poet (2014),” co-certified by Int’l Poetry Translation and Research Center, the World Poets Quarterly, and Chinese Poetry Int’l.

4. “the Extraordinary Poem Writing Award (2017),” offered by The Sons of Camus Writers International for my poetry collection China Theme.

5. “The 2018 Naji Naaman’s Literary (Honour) Prize (for complete work),” offered by the Lebanon-based Naji Naaman Fund as a life-long Honorary Member of Maison Naaman pour la Culture

6. "Jodi Stutz Award in Poetry" (2020), offered by Toyon Literary Magazine (HSU)

7. “Wordview 2020” (2020), offered by Poetry Archive Now. 

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
I have many favorite poems, but alas, no favorite authors.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Chinese American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
songzi
China
Raised in: 
songzi
China
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Last update: Mar 26, 2025