Liz Howard is a
Canadian
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writer.
["'Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent' by Liz Howard"]
. ''The Winnipeg Review'', September 15, 2015. Her debut poetry collection, ''Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent'', was a shortlisted nominee for the
Governor General's Award for English-language poetry
This is a list of recipients and nominees of the Governor General's Awards award for English-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama was divided.2015 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2015 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 7, 2015,[Griffin Poetry Prize
The Griffin Poetry Prize is a Canadian poetry award. It was founded in 2000 by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin.
Before 2022, two separate awards went to one Canadian and one international poet who writes in the English language. I ...]
.
Her second poetry collection, ''Letters in a Bruised Cosmos'', was a shortlisted nominee for the 2022
Griffin Poetry Prize
The Griffin Poetry Prize is a Canadian poetry award. It was founded in 2000 by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin.
Before 2022, two separate awards went to one Canadian and one international poet who writes in the English language. I ...
and
Trillium Book Award
The Trillium Book Award ( or ''Prix Trillium'') is an annual literary award presented to writers in Ontario, Canada. It is administered by Ontario Creates, a Crown agency (Ontario), Crown agency of the Government of Ontario, which is overseen by ...
for Poetry.
Liz Howard grew up in
Chapleau,
Northern Ontario
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. Howard is of
Anishinaabe
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descent through her paternal grandmother.
"Two debut poetry collections mix technical language with themes of identity, selfhood and race"
''The Globe and Mail
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'', May 15, 2015. She studied cognitive neuroscience
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at the University of Toronto
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.[ Howard received an MFA in Creative Writing] from the University of Guelph
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.
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References
External links
Biography, poetry excerpts from Griffin Poetry Prize website
21st-century Canadian poets
Canadian women poets
First Nations poets
First Nations women writers
University of Toronto alumni
Living people
21st-century Canadian women writers
21st-century First Nations writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Poets from Ontario
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