Alicia Elliott
Tuscarora writer and editor (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alicia Elliott (born 1987 or 1988)[1] is a Tuscarora writer and editor.
Alicia Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 (age 36–37) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian, Tuscarora |
Elliott was born in the United States and moved with her family to the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve in Ontario when she was 13.[1] Although located in southern Ontario close to major cities, her home, like many others on the reserve, didn't have running water.[1] She attended high school in the nearby city of Brantford, graduating in 2005.[1]
Elliott's first paid writing opportunity occurred in 2015 when she wrote an article about band elections for Briarpatch magazine titled "The Meaning of Elections for Six Nations".[2] In 2016, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson asked Elliott to contribute to the issue of The Malahat Review she was editing.[2] Elliott's essay, "A Mind Spread Out On The Ground", went on to win a National Magazine Award, a prize that Elliot credits with kickstarting her career.[2][3]
The next year, Elliott was selected by Tanya Talaga to receive the RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award, which includes a cash prize and a mentorship component.[4] A collection of Elliott's essays, also titled A Mind Spread Out On The Ground, was published by Penguin Random House in 2019.[5]
From 2017-2018 she was the Geoffrey and Margaret Andrew Fellow at the University of British Columbia.[6] She was selected as the first mentor-in-residence for Canadian feminist literary journal Room and currently[when?] serves as the creative nonfiction editor at The Fiddlehead.[6]
In addition to her essays, Elliott has written for newspapers and magazines including The Globe and Mail, Maclean's, Maisonneuve, Today's Parent and Reader's Digest.[4]
In 2023 she published her debut novel, And Then She Fell.[7] The book was the winner of the 2024 Amazon.ca First Novel Award.[8]
Short stories
Essays
- Gold prize at the National Magazine Awards for "A Mind Spread Out On The Ground" (2017).[3]
- RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award (2018).[4]
- "Unearth" was selected to appear in The Best American Short Stories 2018 collection.[10]
- "Tracks" was selected to appear in the Best Canadian Stories 2018.[6]
- Longlist, Journey Prize for Short Fiction for "Tracks", 2018.[9]
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