Meg Freer

Poet

Kingston, ON

Canada

Ontario CA

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Author's Bio

Meg Freer grew up in Missoula, Montana and studied musicology in Minnesota and New Jersey, where she also worked in scholarly book publishing. She now teaches piano and theory, writes, takes photos, and enjoys the outdoors year-round in Ontario. Her photos, poems and prose have been published in journals such as Ruminate, Arc Poetry, One Art Poetry, Poetry South, Eastern Iowa Review, and Rat’s Ass Review. In 2017 she attended the Summer Literary Seminars in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. Her poems have been shortlisted and have won awards in contests in both the U.S. and Canada.

Publications & Prizes

Books:

Still Life Waiting: Notes on a Ghost Town (Wild Dog Press, 2024)

Serve the Sorrowing World with Joy (Woodpecker Lane Press, 2020)

Chapbook:

A Man of Integrity (Alien Buddha Press, 2022)

Journals:

A3 Review

Abandoned Mine

Amethyst Review

Arc Poetry Magazine

As It Ought To Be Magazine

Barzakh

Blue Mountain Review

Borrowed Solace

Calla Press

COG

Consilience

Eastern Iowa Review

Eunoia Review

Gone Lawn

Juniper - A Poetry Journal

Last Stanza Poetry Journal

The Literary Nest

Lothlorien Poetry Journal

Madrigal Press

Months To Years

One Art

Queen's Quarterly

The Sunlight Press

Tiny Seed Literary Journal

Vallum

Young Ravens Literary Review

Prizes won:

2016 Honourable Mention, TOPS Picture Perfect Contest

2017 Judge’s Choice, TOPS Ultra-Short Contest

2017 Honourable Mention, TOPS Open Heart Contest

2017 Judge’s Choice, TOPS Epic Proportions Contest

2018 2nd Prize, TOPS Ultra-Short Contest

2018 Cosmographia Books Poem of the Month Winner

2018, January and December, Prime Number Magazine 53-word Story Winner

2018 Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association Contest 1st Prize Winner

2019 (January) A3 Review Monthly Contest Winner

2019 Sequestrum Reprint Awards Runner-Up

2019 Dancing Poetry Festival 3rd Prize Winner

2019 Big Pond Rumours Literary Contest 1st Prize Winner

2019 Dancing Poetry Festival Contest, 3rd Prize Winner

2019 Brooklin Poetry Society Contest, Honourable Mention

2019 Skywing Press Anthology Contest, Honourable Mention

2020 COG Poetry Awards, Runner-Up

2020 TOPS “Rain on the Brain” anthology contest 1st Prize Winner

2020 Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association Contest, Honourable Mention

2020 Honourable Mention, TOPS World Around Us Anthology Contest

2021 RCSEd Wellbeing Week Poetry Competition, Runner-Up

2021 Honourable Mention, TOPS World Spring Peepers Anthology Contest

2021 Arc Award of Awesomeness (November), Honourable Mention

2022 North Grenville Poetry Guild Contest, Experience ArtFest Finalist

2022 TOPS Ted Plantos Memorial Award

2024 1st Prize, TOPS Entitled Titles Contest

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

White

Prefers to work with:

Adults

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Seattle, WA

Washington

Raised in:

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Last update: Apr 01, 2024