Sadiqa de Meijer

Sadiqa de Meijer (born 1977) 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]

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

She has also published short stories and essays in anthologies and literary magazines.

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and raised in Canada,[4] she currently resides in Kingston, Ontario.[4]

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