HIGH POINT, N.C., June 9, 2015 – Dr. Charmaine Cadeau, assistant professor of English at High Point University, recently received the ReLit Award for her most recent collection of poems, titled “Placeholder.”
The ReLit Awards are Canadian literary prizes awarded annually to acknowledge the best new books from Canada’s independent publishers. Along with winning the award in the poetry category, Cadeau received a handcrafted ring.
“Placeholder” is Cadeau’s second published collection of poems, following her first collection, “What You Used to Wear.” The book, which contains poems that explore the relationship between memory and reflection, previously received the Brockman-Campbell Award, granted by the North Carolina Poetry Society. Cadeau is thrilled that her book has won yet another prestigious award.
“As a longtime fan of the writing and film work of Kenneth Harvey, the founder of the award, I was deeply honored when he called me and gave the news,” says Cadeau. “I am privileged to have my book in such excellent company of books by writers I greatly admire.”
Originally from Toronto, Cadeau received a master’s degree in writing from the University of New Brunswick and a doctorate in literature from University of Albany, The State University of New York. She also serves as editor of “Apogee Magazine,” HPU’s biannual literary magazine, and as co-director of the Community Writing Center in High Point.