Chuan Sha

Chuan Sha is a Chinese-born Canadian poet and author. He has written novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays and literary reviews.

Biography

Chuan Sha was born in Chongqing in Sichuan Province, though he has ancestry in Shandong Province. After graduating from Sichuan University, he worked as editor-in-chief for a literary magazine for some years before pursuing further studies in the United Kingdom in 1991. He has lived since 1999 with his family in Toronto.
He has been editor-in-chief for two Canada publishing houses and for a number of local newspapers. He is now the Director of the Chinese-Canadian Poets Association, Dean of Daya Institute of Cultures of Canada, Co-Chair of the Daya Literary Prize Committee, and CEO of the Daya Academic Evaluation and Judgment Committee. In addition, he is a member of the Chinese PEN Society of Canada.

Works

Prose

The Lady in the Blue-Flowered Mandarin Gown 蓝花旗袍 - novel
The Sunlight - novel
The Sojourners - short stories, co-authored

Poetry

Appreciation: Selected Poems of Chuan Sha 川沙诗歌精品欣赏
"The Wolves are Roaring", translated by Liu Hong, in Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from [the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond], edited by Tina Chang, Nathalie Handal, Ravi Shankar
Spring Night 春夜集
contribution to Variety Crossing Vol. 8
''The Shadowy Crowds''

Performances

Harmony. Original poetry edited in 6-Act Choir. Public performances given in the P.C. Ho Theatre on November 1, 2008.
The Skirts Are Singing. Original Poetry edited in 4-Act Musical. Public performances in O.I.S.E. Theatre, University of Toronto, and in York Woods Public Library Theatre, 2005.