Emilia Nielsen
Emilia Nielsen’s debut collection of poetry, Surge Narrows (Leaf Press, 2013), was a finalist for the League of Canadian Poets’ Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. Her poems have appeared in literary journals across Canada including Descant, The Fiddlehead, Grain, and PRISM international, which nominated her work for a Pushcart Prize. She holds a PhD in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice from the University of British Columbia, a MA in English from the University of New Brunswick and a BFA in Writing from the University of Victoria. Throughout 2017–2018, Emilia was Visiting Scholar at the Canadian Literature Centre at the University of Alberta. In summer 2018, she will join York University as Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science, in the Health & Society Program.
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Emilia Nielsen finalist for Fred Cogswell Poetry Award
Posted on: Saturday, November 30, 2019
Emilia Nielsen has just been named a finalist for the 2019 Fred Cogswell Award for her poetry collection Body Work.
Emilia Nielsen shortlisted for Pat Lowther Memorial Award
Posted on: Friday, April 26, 2019
Emilia Nielsen has just been shortlisted for the League of Canadian Poets' Pat Lowther Memorial Award for her poetry collection Body Work.
Body Work shortlisted for Lambda Award
Posted on: Friday, March 8, 2019
We're thrilled to announce that Emilia Nielsen's Body Work has just been shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award in the Lesbian Poetry category. Winners will be announced June 3 in New York City.
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