Neil Aitken [1]
Listed as:
Poet, Translator

Public address:
Vancouver,
BC
Canada
British Columbia CA
Email:
neil.aitken@gmail.com
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?:
English
Twitter/X:
@neil_aitken
Born in:
Vancouver,
BC
Canada
British Columbia
Raised in:
Regina,
SK
Canada
Saskatchewan
Website:
Prizes won:
- Elgin Prize for Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Chapbook (for Leviathan). 2016.
- DJS Translation Prize (for co-translations of 10 contemporary Chinese poets). 2012.
- Philip Levine Prize for Poetry (for The Lost Country of Sight). 2007.
- Prairie Poetry Friends' Prize (for "Adrift"). 2004.
Education:
University of California, Riverside
University of Southern California
Identifies as:
Asian American
Canadian
Chinese
Mixed-Race
Prefers to work with:
Any