Gloria Blizzard
Writer

Hello!
I am a non-fiction writer, poet and penner of songs. My essays, reviews and articles have appeared in publications such as the Humber Literary Review, ByBlacks.com, CBC.ca, Dance International, Whole Note Magazine and Musicworks Magazine. Recent literary awards are listed below.
-
The Malahat Review Open Season Award for Non Fiction 2023. My essay Passage will be published in the spring issue.
-
The Year of Jazz has been nominated by World Literature Today for the Pushcart Prize, 2023.
-
Ghost was short-listed for the Queen Wasafiri New Writing Prize, 2022
-
Being included in Best Canadian Music Writing 2022 by Invisible Press is one of my proudest moments.
I have an MFA at the University of King's College. My collection of essays will be published by Dundurn Press.
I will occasionally send out a newsletter with updates of readings, publications, talks and workshops. If you'd like to stay in touch, sign up below!