Born in Montreal, Chris Hutchinson is the author of the poetry books Unfamiliar Weather (Muses’ Company, 2005), Other People’s Lives (Brick Books, 2009), A Brief History of the Short-lived (Nightwood Editions, 2012), which was shortlisted for Acorn-Plantos Award, and In the Vicinity of Riches (icehouse poetry, 2020). His novel Jonas in Frames (Goose Lane Editions, 2014) has been variously described as a “picaresque novel,” a “speculative autobiography in verse,” and “an epic poem disguised as a novel.” His poetry chapbook, Meanwhile Myrmidons was released in the fall of 2021 by Anstruther Press, and his sixth book, the poetry collection Lost Signal, was published by Palimpsest Press in spring, 2025.
Chris holds a BA in Writing from the University of Victoria, an MFA in Poetry from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Houston.
As an educator, Chris has almost two decades of experience teaching creative writing, English literature, and English composition in universities and community colleges all across Canada and the United States. Chris has also taught with organizations such as Writers in the Schools in Houston, TX, and the Young Adult Writers Program in Tempe, AZ.
Chris is currently core faculty in the English Department at MacEwan University on Treaty 6 Territory, amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, AB, Canada), and serves on the editorial board of The Olive Reading Series. He is available for readings, workshops, craft talks, manuscript consultations, jackass dares, and dance parties. Feel free to contact him on the Contact Page.
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