Katherine Lawrence is the author of five books: Black Umbrella, poetry (Turnstone Press, 2022); Stay, a young adult verse novel (Coteau Books, 2017; Shadowpaw Press, 2022); Never Mind, poetry (Turnstone Books: 2016), Lying to Our Mothers (Coteau Books: 2006), and Ring Finger, Left Hand (Coteau Books: 2001).
She is also the author of two chapbooks: Start with the Answer (gritlit Press: 2009) and Split-ends (Jackpine Press: 2005).
Among Katherine Lawrence’s other awards and honours, Black Umbrella was winner of the John V. Hicks Long Manuscript Award, and Stay received the Moonbeam Award (Gold) in Children’s Poetry and was nominated for two Saskatchewan Book Awards. Never Mind was nominated Book of the Year (2016) by Saskatchewan Book Awards. Katherine's work has also received Best First Book, Saskatchewan Book Awards; City of Regina Writing Award; and Lying to Our Mothers was a finalist for a Saskatchewan Book Award. Her poems have been anthologized in The Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2010 and in Nelson English Grade 10 Academic Edition and Elements of English 12 by Harcourt Canada.
Katherine is a former writer-in-residence with Saskatoon Public Library. She coaches emerging and established writers, offers writing workshops, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Saskatchewan.
She lives in Saskatoon with her husband.
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My new collection of poetry, Black Umbrella, is now in bookstores.
I’m so grateful for the support of Turnstone Press and of other writers who believed in this book even when sometimes I faltered. You can order online directly through Turnstone by clicking HERE, from McNally Robinson Booksellers HERE, or through your own favourite independent bookstore.
This is what my publisher Turnstone Press has to say:…
From reviewer Grady Harp: "Beautiful poetry, sensitive thoughts, and an artist of special note make this a very special book. Highly recommended."