Sheri Benning grew up on a small farm in central Saskatchewan. She has since travelled widely and attained two academic degrees. Her poetry has been published in numerous Canadian literary journals.
Awards
Shortlisted: Book of the Year Award, SK Book Awards - 2007
Shortlisted: Anne Szumigalski Poetry Prize, SK Book Awards - 2007
Shortlisted: City of Saskatoon Book Award, SK Book Awards -2007
2nd Place Recipient of the Bliss Carmen Poetry Award - 2007
Earle Birney Poetry Prize - 2006
Alfred G. Bailey Award - 2004
Saskatchewan Lieutenent Governor's Award - 2004
Anne Szumigalski Poetry Prize, SK Book Awards - 2002
Brenda MacDonald Riches First Book Award, SK Book Awards - 2002
Selected Publications
Thin Moon Psalm (Brick Books,
2007)
ISBN: 1894078608
Earth After Rain (Thistledown Press,
2001)
ISBN: 1-894345-36-3
Selected Anthologies
Breathing Fire 2: Canada's New Poets
(Nightwood Editions,
2005)
ISBN: 0-88971-195-X
Fast Forward: Saskatchewan's New Poets (
Hagios Press,
2007)
ISBN: 0973972750
Third Floor Lounge (
littlefishcartpress,
2004)
ISBN: 0973609702
Books in Print
Thin Moon Psalm (Brick Books,
2007)
ISBN: 1894078608, $18.00
Earth After Rain (Thistledown Press,
2001)
ISBN: 1-894345-36-3, $9.95
Sheri Benning
Email:
sheribenning@hotmail.com