Congratulations to Elizabeth Bachinsky!

Vancouver author Elizabeth Bachinsky has just been named a finalist for the prestigious Kobzar Literary Award for her poetry collection God of Missed Connections.
Presented biennially, the $25,000 Kobzar Literary Award recognizes a Canadian writer who best presents a Ukrainian Canadian theme with literary merit through poetry, play, screenplay, musical, fiction, non-fiction or young people’s literature.
Elizabeth was one of the authors at the 2009 THIN AIR Festival where she wowed audiences with her wit and charm.

Another author shortlisted for the award is Randall Maggs for Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems. He was featured at the 2008 THIN AIR Festival.

The winner will be announced at an award ceremony in Toronto on March 4, 2010.

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