Liz Howard (writer)

Liz Howard
Liz Howard at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2016
Howard at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2016

Liz Howard is a Canadian writer.[1] Her debut poetry collection, Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent, was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2015 Governor General's Awards,[2] and winner of the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize.[3][4][5]

Liz Howard grew up in Chapleau, Northern Ontario.[6] Howard is of Anishinaabe descent through her paternal grandmother.[7][8] She studied cognitive neuroscience at the University of Toronto.[1] Howard received an MFA in Creative Writing[9] from the University of Guelph.

  1. ^ a b "'Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent' by Liz Howard" Archived 2019-01-20 at the Wayback Machine. The Winnipeg Review, September 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Governor-General's Literary Awards announces finalists". The Globe and Mail, October 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Liz Howard". Griffin Poetry Prize. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. ^ "2016 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist announced". CBC Books, April 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Quotations of Bone by Norman Dubie and Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent by Liz Howard Win the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize". Griffin Poetry Prize, June 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Alamm, Khadija (29 January 2023). "Liz Howard is breaking the rules". The Varsity. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Liz Howard: Indigenous Reconnection and Resurgence in Poetry". Victoria University, Toronto. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Two debut poetry collections mix technical language with themes of identity, selfhood and race". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 2015.
  9. ^ "Liz Howard". Griffin Poetry Prize. Retrieved 2023-11-17.