John Elizabeth Stintzi

John Elizabeth Stintzi is a Canadian writer, most noted for winning the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers in 2019.[1]

Stintzi, who identifies as non-binary and uses gender-neutral pronouns,[2] was raised in Bergland, Ontario, and educated at the University of Manitoba and Stony Brook University.[3] While at Stony Brook, they wrote the novel Vanishing Monuments as their MFA thesis; after graduating, they moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, where they wrote the poetry collection Junebat.[3]

Following their Bronwen Wallace award win, Stintzi secured publishers for both Junebat and Vanishing Monuments, which were both published in early 2020.[3]

Stintzi currently teaches writing at the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri.

References
  1. Erin Balser, "John Elizabeth Stintzi wins $10K RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for emerging writers". CBC Books, May 29, 2019.
  2. Patrick Grace, "The Unstable, Fluid Identity: An Interview with John Elizabeth Stintzi". Plenitude, July 4, 2019.
  3. Ryan Porter, "Debut author John Elizabeth Stintzi talks poetry, gender identity, and their love of the unconventional". Quill & Quire, April 2020.


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