Sadiqa de Meijer

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Sadiqa de Meijer
Occupationpoet, short story writer
NationalityCanadian
Period2010s-present
Notable worksLeaving Howe Island

Sadiqa de Meijer is a Canadian poet. Her debut collection, Leaving Howe Island, was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2014 Governor General's Awards [1] and for the 2014 Pat Lowther Award, [2] and her poem "Great Aunt Unmarried" won the CBC's Canada Writes award for poetry in 2012. [3]

She has also published short stories and essays in anthologies and literary magazines, and won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 2021 Governor General's Awards for her book alfabet/alphabet: a memoir of a first language . [4]

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and raised in Canada, [5] she currently resides in Kingston, Ontario. [5]

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References

  1. "Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled". The Globe and Mail , October 7, 2014.
  2. "League of Canadian Poets announce finalists for three prizes". National Post , April 1, 2014.
  3. "Sadiqa de Meijer wins CBC poetry prize". Toronto Star , September 25, 2012.
  4. "Inuk author Norma Dunning wins $25K Governor General's fiction prize". Coast Reporter, November 17, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Poets in Profile: Sadiqa de Meijer, Winner of the 2012 CBC Canada Writes Poetry Prize". Open Book Ontario, October 19, 2012.