Daniel Zomparelli

Daniel Zomparelli is a Canadian writer from Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] He is married to American screenwriter Gabe Liedman.[2]

A 2006 graduate of Simon Fraser University,[1] he worked for the magazine Adbusters before becoming founding editor of the poetry magazine Poetry Is Dead.[1] He has since published the poetry collections Davie Street Translations[1] and Rom Com,[3] and the short fiction collection Everything Is Awful and You're a Terrible Person.[4] Everything Is Awful was a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize,[5] and won the 2018 ReLit Award for short fiction.[6]

Works
  • Davie Street Translations (2012)
  • Rom Com (2015, with Dina Del Bucchia)
  • Everything Is Awful and You're a Terrible Person (2017)

References
  1. "Local poet publishes unique literary magazine; Publication Poetry is Dead focuses on young writers from across the country". Burnaby Now, January 9, 2013.
  2. Sytsma, Alan (2018-03-09). "Comedian Gabe Liedman Knows Breakfast Should Taste Like Hot Sauce and Ketchup". Grub Street. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. "Pop culture poems: The works of Nick Thran, Daniel Zomparelli and Dina Del Bucchia are cool, surprising and wickedly smart". The Globe and Mail, October 24, 2015.
  4. "Stories". The New York Times, May 19, 2017.
  5. "2018 B.C. Book Prize finalists announced". Vancouver Sun, March 12, 2018.
  6. "Martin West, Daniel Zomparelli and Rhonda Ganz win 2018 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, April 9, 2021.


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