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Tara McGowan-Ross | |
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| Born | May 1, 1992 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer, poet and artist |
| Alma mater | Concordia University |
| Genre | Poetry, memoir |
| Relatives | Don Ross (father) |
Tara McGowan-Ross (born May 1, 1992) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist, poet and writer. [1]
The daughter of guitarist Don Ross, McGowan-Ross was born in Toronto [2] and grew up in Cannington, Ontario. Her mother died of breast cancer when she was young. [3] At age 17, she moved to Halifax, where she finished high school. [2] McGowan-Ross identifies as having Mi'kmaw ancestry. [4] [1] [5]
She later moved to Montreal, Quebec to study at Concordia University, where she received her bachelor's degree in Philosophy and minored in Creative Writing.[ citation needed ]
McGowan-Ross is the author of three books: two collections of poetry — Girth and Scorpio Season — and a memoir, Nothing Will Be Different. [6]
Her 2021 memoir Nothing Will Be Different was shortlisted for 2022 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. [7] [8] [3] [9]
McGowan-Ross is married; her husband is a painter. [2]
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