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Ellen Orme Adams is a Canadian-American writer of fiction, essays, and songs, with a particular interest in the unexpected doorways between kinship and estrangement. A former Ploughshares Emerging Writer and a Lambda Literary Fellow, she's currently writing a book-length nonfiction project and a novel. Her work has appeared in Black Warrior Review, Kenyon Review Online, Crazyhorse, Southwest Review, and Singapore Art Museum, and has been listed among notable works in Best American Essays and the CBC's Nonfiction Prize. Her current projects are supported by grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Elizabeth George Foundation, and Artist Trust. As a Fulbright grantee, she researched politically engaged contemporary art in Thailand. She has been awarded residencies by Hedgebrook, Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Banff Centre, Centre Pompadour, and Marble House Project, among others. She has taught writing in university and community settings and has served as a juror for residencies and awards. Within the development sector, her work as a speechwriter has been featured in keynote addresses for academic and scientific symposiums. As a touring singer-songwriter working in folk and country traditions, she has played festivals and major cities throughout North America. She is at work on her next album. She studied Comparative Literature, Urban Studies, and Creative Writing at Princeton University, and holds an MFA from Brooklyn College, where she received the Lainoff Prize. Adams lives and works in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). (509) (208) (805) +34 (609) (212) +33 +66 (718) (206) (250) (514) |