Gwen Benaway

Mark S. Bonham

Country

Canada

Occupation

Poet, Writer

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. Work has been published and anthologized internationally.

See Also

• The Two-Spirit, Aboriginal, and Native LGBTQ Community

Further Reading/Research

• https://gwenbenaway.wordpress.com/