damian lopes Curriculum Vitae Order ContactWorks in Progress
| The Bhārata Poetry, multiple volumes. | |
| Masala-Fried Sunfish Short Stories. | |
| The Mango Stone Short Stories. |
Publications
| 2000 | clay lamps & fighter kites Toronto: The Mercury Press. Poetry, 96 pages. |
| sensory deprivation / dream poetics Toronto: Coach House Books. Visual poetry, 128 pages. Alcuin Award for Book Design (designed by author). | |
| Project X 1497-1999 ‹projectx.damianlopes.com›, launched 1997; completed 2000. Poetry-multimedia. Featured at Desh Pardesh (Toronto, 1998 & 2000) and New York University (New York, 1998). | |
| 1998 | sensory deprivation / dream poetics ‹www.chbooks.com/online/sensory_deprivation/›. Visual poetry multimedia. |
| 1997 | towards the quiet Toronto: ECW Press. Poetry, 120 pages. Gerald Lampert Award short-list. |
| 1996 | A Handful of Grams: Goan Proverbs Edited with Dominic Lopes. Toronto: Caju Press. Folk literature, 64 pages. |
| 1990– | Poetry and fiction in literary journals, including Canadian Literature, Descant, New Quarterly, Paragraph, Rungh, TickleAce, The Toronto Review, West Coast Line. Numerous small & micro press chapbooks, broadsides, etc. |
Grants and Awards
| 2010 | Grants to Individual Artists City of Barrie. For The Mango Stone. To be completed: August 2010. |
| 2009 | Grants to Individual Artists City of Barrie. For The Mango Stone. Completed: November 2009. |
| 2007 | Grants to Professional Writers Canada Council for the Arts. For Masala-Fried Sunfish. Completed: November 2008. |
| 2007 | Works in Progress Ontario Arts Council. For The Mango Stone. Completed: July 2008. |
| 2005 | Chalmers Arts Fellowship Ontario Arts Council. For A Game of Dice and The Jungle Book, books 2 and 3 of The Bhārata. Completed: June 2007. |
| 2003 | Chalmers Arts Fellowship Ontario Arts Council. For Die Cast, book 1 of The Bhārata. Completed: July 2004. |
| 2000 | Works in Progress Grant Ontario Arts Council. For Project X 1497-1999. Completed: May 2001. |
| Alcuin Award for Book Design Alcuin Society. For book design and layout, sensory deprivation / dream poetics. | |
| 1999 | Electronic and Spoken Word Grant Canada Council for the Arts. For Project X 1497-1999. Completed: February 2000. |
| 1998 | Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, Short-list League of Canadian Poets. Short-listed for best first poetry book, towards the quiet. |
| 1997 | Grants to Professional Writers Canada Council for the Arts. For Project X 1497-1999. Completed: November 1998. |
| Writers’ Reserve Grant Ontario Arts Council. For clay lamps & fighter kites. Completed: March 1998. | |
| Grants to Writers Toronto Arts Council. For Project X 1497-1999. Completed: January 1998. | |
| 1996 | Literary Arts Development Grant, Special Projects Canada Council for the Arts. For Project X 1497-1999. Completed: November 1997. |
| Writers’ Reserve Grant Ontario Arts Council. For St Anthony’s Children. Completed: January 1997. | |
| Short Term Grant Canada Council for the Arts. For untitled fiction. Completed: August 1996. | |
| 1993 | Writers’ Reserve Grant Ontario Arts Council. For History: my father told me. Completed: February 1994. |
| Explorations Program Grant Canada Council for the Arts. For History: my father told me. Completed October 1994. |
Editorial Experience
| 1991– | Proprietor, Afterwords Literature Retailer of small and micro press literature; a wide range of largely ephemeral material published over the last thirty years. Two printed catalogues published to date, plus an extensive website. |
| 2008 | Jury Member, Canada Council for the Arts Emerging Publishers programme. |
| 2005 | Jury Member, Ontario Arts Council Chalmers programme, arts fellowships and development grants in crafts, dance, integrated arts, literature, media arts, multi-disciplinary arts, music, theatre or visual arts. |
| 1998–2004 | Web Editor and Editorial Consultant, Coach House Books Responsible for the design of the website, expanding the selection of online books, for special projects on the site, including audio and video, and general editorial duties. |
| 2002 | Jury Member, Ontario Arts Council Works in Progress programme, grants to writers. |
| 1990–1998 | Publisher, Editor, Designer and Printer, fingerprinting inkoperated A micro press publishing a variety of experimental written and visual work in book, chapbook and leaflet formats. Printing methods range from manual printing to desktop publishing. Authors published include: Nelson Ball, Christian Bök, jwcurry, MAC Farrant, Gerry Gilbert, bpNichol, David UU, Darren Wershler-Henry. |
| 1998 | Jury Member, This Magazine The Great Canadian Literary Hunt contest. |
| 1995–1997 | Co-publisher, Co-editor and Designer, Caju Press The press mandate was to publish English-language editions of South Asian folk literature, and to promote awareness of South Asian literature and culture, particularly in the diaspora. |
| 1995–1997 | Board Member and Webmaster, Scream in High Park Member of the board responsible for organizing this annual literary reading; also responsible for the development and maintenance of the organization’s website. |
Education
| 1992 | Bachelor of Arts, McGill University First class honours degree in English Literature. Kay MacIver Award. |
| 1988 | Ontario Secondary School Honours Graduation Diploma, Etobicoke School of the Arts Music major and Art minor. Ontario Scholar, Chemistry Award, Math Award. |
