Jas M. Morgan is an Indigenous Canadian writer,[1] who won the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for emerging LGBTQ writers in 2019.[2]
Jas M. Morgan | |
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 Morgan before 2S Ball 2019 - Ottawa | |
| Occupation | Writer, professor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian, Cree, Métis, Saulteaux |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
Biography
editMorgan, of Cree, Saulteaux and Métis heritage, is a professor in the Department of English at Ryerson University.[3] They are also a doctoral student in art history at McGill University, and Editor-at-Large on Indigenous art for Canadian Art magazine.[4]
Their first book, nîtisânak, was published in 2018, and was nominated for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir or Biography at the 31st Lambda Literary Awards,[4] and for the Indigenous Voices Award for English-language literature.[4] They were identified as a Canadian writer to watch by CBC Books in 2019.[5]
They previously worked as editor for mâmawi-âcimowak, an Indigenous art journal.[6] Their writing has also appeared in GUTS, Malahat Review, Teen Vogue, Room, and other popular publications.[6] In 2019 they served as one of the CBC Nonfiction Prize readers.[7] Additionally, Morgan curated the 2019 Arts and Literary Magazines Summit.[6]
Awards
edit| Yr | Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canadian Art Kinship issue | National Magazine Awards | Best Editorial Package | Nominated | [8] |
| 2019 | nîtisânak | Dayne Ogilive Prize | — | Won | [citation needed] |
| Indigenous Voices Award | Published Prose in English | Shortlisted | [citation needed] | ||
| Lambda Literary Awards | Lesbian Memoir/Biography | Shortlisted | [citation needed] | ||
| Quebec Writers' Federation Awards | Concordia University First Book Prize | Nominated | [citation needed] | ||
| "Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom" | National Media Awards Foundation Digital Publishing Awards | Best Digital Editorial Package | Won | [citation needed] |
Bibliography
edit- —— (2016). Critical Sass. bawajigaywin.[9]
- —— (2018). nîtisânak. Metonymy Press. ISBN 9780994047175.[10]
Academic Publishing
- —— (2018). Prairie Families: Cree-Métis-Saulteux Materialities as Indigenous feminist Materialist Record of Kinship-Based Selfhood (Master of Arts Thesis).
- —— (2018). "I Wonder Where They Went: Post-Reality Multiplicities and Counter-Resurgent Narratives in Thirza Cuthand's Lessons in Baby Dyke Theory". Canadian Theatre Review (175): 47–51.
- —— (2019). "Toward a Relational Historicization of Indigenous Art". Art Journal. 77 (4): 127–128.
- —— (July 2019). "Distorted Love: Mapplethorpe, the Neo/Classical Sculptural Black Nude, and Visual Cultures of Transatlantic Enslavement". Imaginations.
References
edit- ^ "'This is who I am': How young Indigenous artists are regenerating their roots".
- ^ "Jas M. Morgan". Writers' Trust of Canada. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Jas Morgan". Toronto Metropolitan University. Archived from the original on 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ a b c Huard, Adrienne. "The Vibrational Effects of Indigenous Burlesque". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ CBC Books (July 1, 2019). "19 Canadian writers to watch in 2019". CBC books. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c "About". Jas M. Morgan. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "The Bridge with Nantali Indongo".
- ^ "Jas Morgan". Toronto Metropolitan University. Archived from the original on 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Critical Sass Press: bawajigaywin". Jas M. Morgan. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Press kit: nîtisânak by Jas M Morgan". Metonymy Press. Retrieved 2024-02-01.