KIRSTEN PENDREIGH
Children's Author & Poet
POETRY
Some Recent Publications:
BEST CANADIAN POETRY 2021
THIS MAGAZINE, SUMMER 2020
ROOM MAGAZINE, Spring 2020
SWEETWATER ANTHOLOGY: Poems for the Watersheds (Caitlin Press) Spring 2020
TEMZ REVIEW COVID-19 Anthology 2020
ARC POETRY MAGAZINE, 2019
PRAIRIE FIRE, Spring 2019
SAVANTE-GARDE LITERARY MAGAZINE, Spring 2019
SUBTERRAIN MAGAZINE, #79, 2018
Bye Bye Vancouver Issue, 4 poems
ANOTHER DYSFUNCTIONAL CANCER ANTHOLOGY (2018, Mansfield Press)
CV2 POETRY, Spring 2018
Pandora's Collective Poetry Contest Winner, 2018
JUNIPER POETRY, 2018
SUSTENANCE ANTHOLOGY (2018, Anvil Press)
SEA TO SKY REVIEW 2019
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
I write fiction and non-fiction books for young readers. My debut picture book—a sweet, funny story about a little girl rescuing a houseplant—publishes in 2022. In 2023, I have a lyrical picture book coming out. And ... more projects are in the works! I also write board books, chapter books, and middle grade novels.
My children's books are represented by Natalie Lakosil at the Irene Goodman Literary Agency.
Stay tuned for more news!
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ABOUT ME
I'm a poet and a children's author. My first picture book publishes in 2022—with more to follow! My poems are found in multiple literary magazines and anthologies. One of them was recently selected for Best Canadian Poetry 2021! Formerly a broadcast journalist and producer with NPR and CBC, I now do freelance communications and editing. I'm also a literacy mentor with The Writer's Exchange and a moderator for author events at the Vancouver Writer's Festival. I'm grateful to live in beautiful BC, Canada, between the Pacific Ocean and the North Shore Mountains, with my funny family, a cute dog and some very demanding hummingbirds.
