Molly Cross-Blanchard
BIO
Biography

Molly Cross-Blanchard is a white and Métis poet, writer, and editor born on Treaty 3 (Fort Frances, ON), raised on Treaty 6 (Prince Albert, SK), and currently living on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples, cka Vancouver.

Molly has a BA in English from the University of Winnipeg and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. Her work has appeared in CV2, The Malahat Review, The Puritan, Canthius, Grain, ndn country, and others. Molly’s poetry chapbook is I Don’t Want to Tell You (Rahila’s Ghost Press, 2018) and her debut full-length book of poetry is Exhibitionist (Coach House Books, 2021). 

Molly’s areas of creative interest are intersectional feminism, shame, sexuality, body image, anxiety and depression, popular culture, Indigeneity and whiteness, and romantic love.

ADDRESS
City: Vancouver, Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
GENRE
Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Exhibitionist
Publisher
Coach House Books
Year
2021
Title
I Don't Want to Tell You
Publisher
Rahila's Ghost Press
Year
2018
LINKS
Links
http://mollycrossblanchard.com
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
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