Difference between revisions of "Gwen Benaway"
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Poet, Writer | Poet, Writer | ||
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| + | Governor General's Award | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Transgender two spirited poet and writer of Anishinaabe and Métis descent. Recipient of the inaugural Speaker’s Award for a Young Author and in 2016 she received a Dayne Ogilvie Honour of Distinction for Emerging Queer Authors from the Writer’s Trust of Canada. | + | Transgender two spirited poet and writer of Anishinaabe and Métis descent. Recipient of the inaugural Speaker’s Award for a Young Author and in 2016 she received a Dayne Ogilvie Honour of Distinction for Emerging Queer Authors from the Writer’s Trust of Canada. Has also written non-fiction for The Globe and Mail and McLean's Magazine. Her work has been published and anthologized internationally. Recipient of a Governor General's Poetry Award for 'Holy Wild' (2019). |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[The Two-Spirit, Aboriginal, and Native LGBTQ Community]] | * [[The Two-Spirit, Aboriginal, and Native LGBTQ Community]] | ||
| + | * [[Notable Transgender Writers]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
* https://gwenbenaway.wordpress.com/ | * https://gwenbenaway.wordpress.com/ | ||
Latest revision as of 20:58, 19 September 2021
Contents
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
Occupation
Poet, Writer
Notable Achievements
Governor General's Award
Description
Transgender two spirited poet and writer of Anishinaabe and Métis descent. Recipient of the inaugural Speaker’s Award for a Young Author and in 2016 she received a Dayne Ogilvie Honour of Distinction for Emerging Queer Authors from the Writer’s Trust of Canada. Has also written non-fiction for The Globe and Mail and McLean's Magazine. Her work has been published and anthologized internationally. Recipient of a Governor General's Poetry Award for 'Holy Wild' (2019).
