Beth Goobie

Beth Goobie (born 1959) is a Canadian poet and fiction writer.

Life Beth Goobie grew up in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. After working one year in Holland as an au pair, she spent the next four years earning a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Winnipeg and a B.A. in Religious Studies from the Mennonite Brethren Bible College. After working as a front line residential treatment worker in Winnipeg and Edmonton, she moved to Saskatoon, where she now lives.

Writing Goobie's first published poems were "To the Creator" and "The Making in Edges Literary Magazine in February 1987. Her work has appeared in many Canadian literary journals, including The Fiddlehead, Malahat Review, The New Quarterly, Antigonish Review, Event, Grain, Prairie Fire and The Prairie Journal. Her poem "Civilization lives in the throat" was selected by Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa for inclusion in 2021 Best Canadian Poetry (Biblioasis).

As of 2017, she has 25 published books to her credit, including the genres of young adult fiction (18 books), children's (one book), one adult novel, 2 collections of short fiction, and 3 collections of poetry.

Awards 1994 R. Ross Annett Juvenile Fiction Award for Mission Impossible. 1995 Pat Lowther Award 1998 Joseph S. Stauffer Award (Canada Council) 2000 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award for Before Wings 2000 Saskatchewan Book Award for Children's Literature for "Before Wings" 2003 Saskatchewan Book Award for Children's Literature for "Flux" 2004 Saskatchewan Book Award for Children's Literature for "Fixed" 2017 Saskatchewan YA Book Award for "The Pain Eater" 2017 High Plains YA Book Award for "The Pain Eater" 2017 Snow Willow Award for "The Pain Eater" 2018 Saskatchewan Arts Board Book Award for Poetry for "breathing at dusk" 2018 City of Saskatoon and Saskatoon Public Library Book Award for "breathing at dusk" 2021 Carter V. Cooper Award

Works

Poetry

Breathing at Dusk: Poems: Coteau Books, Regina, 2017 Lookin' for Joy: Exile Editions, Holstein Ontario, 2022

Short stories

The Only-Good Heart: Pedlar Press, Toronto, 1998

Adult fiction The First Principles of Dreaming, Second Story Press, 2014

Young adult fiction

Who Owns Kelly Paddik?: Maxwell Macmillan, Don Mills, Ontario, 1993 Sticks and Stones: Maxwell Macmillan, Don Mills, Ontario, 1994 Hit and Run: Maxwell Macmillan, Don Mills, Ontario, 1994

Kicked Out: Prentice Hall Ginn, Toronto, 1995 I'm Not Convinced: Red Deer Press, Calgary, 1997 The Good, The Bad, And The Suicidal: Roussan Publishers Incorporated, Montreal, 1997 The Colours of Carol Molev: Roussan Publishers Incorporated, Montreal, 1998 The Dream Where the Losers Go: Roussan Publishers Incorporated, Montreal, 1999

The Throne: Red Deer Press, Markham, 2013 The Pain Eater: Second Story Press, 2016.

Young Adult Drama The Face Is The Place, Rave: Young Adult Drama: Blizzard Publishing, Winnipeg, 2000

Children's Novel Jason's Why: Red Deer Press, Markham, 2013