Sierra Skye Gemma

Creative Nonfiction Writer

Victoria, BC
Canada
British Columbia CA
Email: 
sierra.skye.gemma@gmail.com
Website: 
sierraskyegemma.com
Twitter/X: 
@sierraskyegemma

Author's Bio

Bio: Sierra Skye Gemma is an award-winning writer and journalist. Sierra won the 2015 National Newspaper Award in Long Feature and the 2012 National Magazine Award for Best New Magazine Writer. Sierra’s nonfiction has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, The New Quarterly, and in the Best Canadian Essays 2013 anthology. Sierra has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She now resides on beautiful Vancouver Island, where she is writing a memoir.

Education: 
University of British Columbia MFA

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
The Best Canadian Essays 2013 (Tightrope Books, 2013)
Journals:
Fringe Magazine
,
Plenitude Magazine
,
Rhubarb Magazine
,
The New Quarterly
Prizes won: 
  • wards, Editor's Choice for Nonfiction Prize, 2019
  • National Newspaper Award (Canada), Long Feature, 2016
  • National Magazine Award (Canada), Best New Magazine Writer, 2012
  • Taboo Literary Contest (Creative Nonfiction), Rhubarb, 2013
  • Edna Staebler Essay Contest, The New Quarterly, 2012

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
European American, Feminist, LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, LGBTQ
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Fountain Valley, CA
California
Raised in: 
Idyllwild, CA
California
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Last update: Jul 09, 2019