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Wayde Compton

Author of The Outer Harbour

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Works by Wayde Compton

The Outer Harbour (2015) 27 copies

49th Parallel Psalm (1999) 23 copies

Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature and Orature (2003) — Editor; Contributor — 19 copies

Performance Bond (2005) 17 copies

After Canaan: Essays on Race, Writing, and Region (2011) 14 copies

The Revolving City: 51 Poems And The Stories Behind Them (2015) 5 copies

Toward an Anti-Racist Poetics (CLC Kreisel Lecture Series) (2024) 2 copies

Associated Works

So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy (2004) — Contributor — 299 copies, 9 reviews

Mixed: An Anthology of Short Fiction on the Multiracial Experience (2006) — Contributor — 78 copies

Go Do Some Great Thing: The Black Pioneers of British Columbia (1978) — Preface, some editions — 34 copies, 2 reviews

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1972
Gender: male
Nationality: Canada
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Awards

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BC and Yukon Book Prizes

49th Parallel Psalm (Shortlist – Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize – 2000)

City of Vancouver Book Award

The Revolving City: 51 Poems And The Stories Behind Them (Shortlist – 2016)

The Outer Harbour (Winner – 2015)

After Canaan: Essays on Race, Writing, and Region (Shortlist – 2011)

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Statistics

Works: 7
Also by: 3
Members: 107
Popularity: #180,615
Rating: 3.8

ISBNs: 11

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