Candice James is a poet, visual artist, singer/songwriter, musician, workshop facilitator and book reviewer for Canadian Poetry Review and Pacific Rim Review of Books. She completed her 2nd three year term as Poet Laureate of The City of New Westminster, BC CANADA in June 2016 and was appointed Poet Laureate Emerita in November 2016 by order of City Council. She is Founder of: Royal City Literary Arts Society; Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry; Poetry In The Park; Poetry New Westminster; Poetic Justice, and Slam Central. She is Past President of the Federation of British Columbia Writers; Past Director of SpoCan and a full member of the League of Canadian Poets. Candice has judged the "Pat Lowther Memorial Award"; "Jessamy Stursberg -Youth Poet Award" and "Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry. She received Pandora's Collective Citizenship Award and Chamber of Commerce Platinum award: the Bernie Legge Artist/Cultural award. Her poetry has been translated into Arabic, Italian, Bengali, Chinese and Farsi. Her artwork has appeared in Duende Magazine and in Spotlight" Goddard College of Fine Arts, Vermont, USA; her poetry and artwork ("Unmasked") in Survision Magazine, Dublin, Ireland also in Wax Poetry Art Magazine Canada and CQ Magazine USA. WEBSITE www.candicejames.comYouTube https: //www.youtube.com/channel/UC2EA5GcEClGYuF3o2KKHJFQ
