John Elizabeth Stintzi

John Elizabeth Stintzi is a Canadian writer, most noted for winning the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers in 2019.[1]

Stintzi, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns,[2][3] was raised in Bergland, Ontario, and educated at the University of Manitoba and Stony Brook University.[4] While at Stony Brook, they wrote the novel Vanishing Monuments as their MFA thesis; after graduating, they moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, where they began writing the poetry collection Junebat.[4]

Following their Bronwen Wallace award win, Stintzi secured publishers for both Junebat and Vanishing Monuments, which were both published in early 2020.[4]

Stintzi currently teaches writing at the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri.

References
  1. Balser, Erin (May 29, 2019). "John Elizabeth Stintzi wins $10K RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for emerging writers". CBC. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. Grace, Patrick (July 4, 2019). "The Unstable, Fluid Identity: An Interview with John Elizabeth Stintzi". Plenitude Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. Stintzi, John Elizabeth. "About". John Elizabeth Stintzi. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  4. Porter, Ryan (April 2020). "Debut author John Elizabeth Stintzi talks poetry, gender identity, and their love of the unconventional". Quill & Quire. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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