Tara McGowan-Ross
Tara McGowan-Ross | |
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| Born | May 1, 1992 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer, poet and artist |
| Alma mater | Concordia University |
| Genre | Poetry, memoir |
| Relatives | Don Ross (father) |
Tara McGowan-Ross (born May 1, 1992) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist, writer, editor and poet.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The daughter of guitarist Don Ross,[3] McGowan-Ross was born in Toronto.[4][5] Her mother died of breast cancer when she was young.[2][5] At age 17, she moved to Halifax, where she finished high school.[4] She later moved to Montreal, Quebec and studied philosophy at Concordia University. [5][6]
McGowan-Ross is Mi'kmaw.[3][1][7][8][9]
Works
[edit]McGowan-Ross is the author of three books: two collections of poetry — Girth and Scorpion Season — and a memoir, Nothing Will Be Different.[10][8]
Her 2021 memoir Nothing Will Be Different was shortlisted for 2022 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.[11][12][2][13][14]
Personal life
[edit]McGowan-Ross is married; her husband is a painter.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tara McGowan-Ross | Writers' Trust of Canada".
- ^ a b c Nikki, Manfredi (October 30, 2022). "Tara McGowan-Ross reflects on the messiness of her 20s in memoir Nothing Will Be Different". CBC. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ a b Yoon, Jennifer (2019-01-23). "Mi'kmaw artist hosts Indigenous literature book club at Mile End's Drawn and Quarterly". CBC. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ a b c Heslop, Kevin Andrew (2023-11-28). "The Tara McGowan-Ross Interview Part the First". The Miramichi Reader. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ a b c Hudon, Roxane (November 12, 2021). "Tara McGowan-Ross: Nothing Will Be Different". Montreal Review of Books. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ Heslop, Kevin Andrew. "You're Going To Change As You're Doing It - On Art And Becoming". Forget The Box. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ "Articles by Tara McGowan-Ross". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ a b CBC (July 28, 2021). "Nothing Will Be Different by Tara McGowan-Ross". CBC.
- ^ Barry, Martin C. (May 28, 2024). "McGowan-Ross teaches ECS students about Mi'kmaw traditions" (PDF). The Westmount Independent. p. 10.
- ^ McGowan-Ross, Tara (2016). Girth. Insomniac Press. ISBN 978-1-55483-176-0.
- ^ "Writers & Books". Writers' Trust of Canada. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Tara McGowan-Ross: Nothing Will be Different • Montreal Review of Books".
- ^ McGowan-Ross, Tara (2021). Nothing Will Be Different. Dundurn Press (published October 2021). ISBN 9781459748736.
- ^ Crisolago, Mike (September 21, 2022). "Five Finalists Announced for Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction". everythingzoomer.com. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
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