Photo Credit:
Photo credit
Charles Earl
Amanda Earl
BIO
Biography

Amanda Earl (she/her) is a queer feminist writer, visual poet, editor and publisher who lives on Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory.

Earl is managing editor of Bywords.ca, editor of Judith: Women Making Visual Poetry (Timglaset Editions, Sweden, 2021) and fallen angel of AngelHousePress.

She is the author of over thirty chapbooks and five works with spines, Beast Body Epic (AngelHousePress, 2023) Trouble (Hem Press, UK, 2022), Genesis (Timglaset Editions, Sweden, 2022), Kiki (Chaudiere Books, Canada, 2014; Invisible Publishing, Canada, 2019) and Coming Together Presents Amanda Earl (Coming Together, USA, 2014). Through AngelHousePress she published an erotic novella in 2014 entitled A World of Yes and will publish her poetry collection, Beast Body Epic in autumn, 2023. Her latest chapbook is Fear of Elevators (Turret House, 2023.)

Earl’s creative missions are exploration, community-building, whimsy and connection with kindred misfits.

She is now offering an editing and mentorship service for poetry, prose, visual poetry and hybrids. 

AmandaEarl.com

https://linktr.ee/amandaearl

https://twitter.com/kikifolle

https://www.facebook.com/AmandaEarlWriter

https://www.instagram.com/earlamanda

https://amandaearl.substack.com

https://zirk.us/@AmandaEarl

 

ADDRESS
City: Ottawa, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
poetry, fiction, visual poetry, nonfiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Kiki
Publisher
Chaudiere Books (now with Invisible Publishing)
Year
2014
Title
Coming Together Presents Amanda Earl
Publisher
Coming Together
Year
2014
Title
A World of Yes
Publisher
DevilHouse
Year
2015
Title
Matthew, the Vispo Bible
Publisher
Knife Fork Book
Year
2021
Title
a field guide to fanciful bugs
Publisher
above/ground press
Year
2021
Title
Lament: Doll
Publisher
Ethel Zine
Year
2020
Title
Judith: Women Making Visual Poetry (editor)
Publisher
Timglaset Editions
Year
2021
Title
Beast Body Epic
Publisher
AngelHousePress
Year
2023
Title
Levitcus, the Vispo Bible
Publisher
Sigilist Press
Year
2023
Title
Genesis, the Vispo Bible
Publisher
Timglaset Editions
Year
2022
AWARDS
Awards
Name
VERSeOttawa Hall of Honour
Year
2014
Name
Tree Press Chapbook Award
Publication
Electric Garden
Year
2015
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
flexible
Presentation Length
one hour or less
Presentation Description
Presentation description

i will introduce the group to visual poetry and give them a chance to make some visual poetry themselves (for in person events).

Presentation Fee(s)
$200 +
Workshop details
Audience Size
flexible
Intended Audience
grades 9 -12; college; university
Workshop Length
one hour
Workshop Description
Workshop description

i will introduce the students to visual poetry and give them an opportunity to make their own.

Workshop Fee(s)
$200 +
School presentation details
Audience Size
flexible
Intended Audience
grades 9 -12; college; university
Presentation Length
40 minutes to an hour
Presentation Description
Presentation description

i will introduce the students to visual poetry and give them an opportunity to make their own.

Presentation Fee(s)
$200 +
EQUITY INITIATIVE
As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
Members who identify as:
LGBTQI2S
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
No