Eternity Martis is a Canadian journalist and author from Toronto, Ontario. Her debut publication They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing up won the 2021 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for non-fiction.
Eternity Martis | |
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| Born | 1993 (age 30–31) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | |
| Notable awards | Kobo Emerging Writer Prize (2021) |
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Early life and education
editMartis was born in 1993.[1] Growing up she enjoyed reading and writing, and in high school she worked at the school newspaper.[2] Martis went to the University of Western Ontario where she earned a double honours Bachelor of Arts (English Language and Literature and Women's Studies and Feminist Research) and a Certificate in writing.[3] She went on to study at Ryerson University where she completed a graduate degree in Journalism.[4] Martis identifies as a Black woman with mixed heritage; her father is Jamaican and her mother is of Pakistani origin.[1]
Career
editMartis was a senior editor at Xtra Magazine.[4] Her writing focuses on issues surrounding gender and race.[4] In March 2020 she published her debut memoir, They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing up with McLelland and Stewart.[1] The book documents her experiences with racism, drawing on her time as a student at the University of Western Ontario.[5][1][6] In 2021 the book was awarded the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for nonfiction.[5] The title was selected by non-fiction judge Kamal Al-Solaylee.[5]
In addition to writing and publishing, Martis teaches journalism and has held various positions at Ryerson University in the School of Journalism.[7] She was the 2021 Asper Visiting Professor and Journalist-in-Residence at the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media at the University of British Columbia. Martis was the Simon Fraser University Library's 2022 Non-Fiction Writer in Residence, holding the post from January to April 2022.[8] In January 2022, it was announced that she would be joining the School of Journalism at Ryerson University in a tenure-track position beginning in July 2022.[8]
Awards
edit- 2021 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize[5]
- 2020 Winner (editor) of Best Newsletter Digital Publishing Awards[7]
- 2019 Winner of Best Investigative Feature at Canadian Publishing Awards[7]
Bibliography
edit- They said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing up (2021), McLelland and Stewart ISBN 9780771062209
References
edit- ^ a b c d Paradkar, Shree (March 27, 2020). "Debut memoir by Eternity Martis is a testament to the transformative power of Black feminism". The Toronto Star.
- ^ Spolia, Taniya (11 August 2020). "Eternity Martis' memoir explores life as a Black student at Western". The Gazette. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Akpan, Rosemary (April 3, 2020). "Interview with RSJ alum Eternity Martis, author of "They Said This Would Be Fun."". Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c Patrick, Ryan B. (June 9, 2020). "Eternity Martis reflects on the challenges of being a Black university student in her first book". Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Porter, Ryan (22 June 2021). "Michelle Good, Eternity Martis win Kobo Emerging Writer Prize". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Mason, Terese (25 May 2020). "They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up". Quill and Quire.
- ^ a b c "Eternity Martis". Ryerson University. School of Journalism. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Welcome to the School of Journalism, Eternity Martis and Shari Okeke". Ryerson University. Retrieved February 4, 2022.