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Liz Howard is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Concordia University. A poet, editor, and teacher of mixed settler and Anishinaabe heritage, she explores Indigenous/Anticolonial Poetics, Science and Poetry, and Research Creation. Her work has received international recognition, including the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize and shortlists for the Governor General’s Award and Trillium Poetry Prize.
- Education: MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph, BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Toronto.
Howard’s research integrates Anishinaabe cosmology and ecology with experimental poetic forms, interrogating language’s role in liberation. Her publications, including Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent and Letters in a Bruised Cosmos, often bridge scientific concepts with Indigenous epistemologies.
Notable awards include:
- 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize
- Shortlisted for 2015 Governor General’s Award for Poetry
- Shortlisted for 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize
- Shortlisted for 2022 Trillium Poetry Prize
She teaches courses such as Introductory Creative Writing: Poetry, Graduate Poetry Workshop, and Creative Citizenship. Her artistic performances span institutions like Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Writers Festival, and The Poetry Project in New York.
