Ellen Chang-Richardson is an award-winning poet of Taiwanese and Chinese Cambodian descent whose multi-genre writing has appeared in Augur, The Ex-Puritan, The Fiddlehead, Grain, third coast magazine, Vallum Contemporary, Watch Your Head and more. The co-founder of Riverbed Reading Series, an editor for Room and long con magazine, and a member of the poetry collective VII, Ellen is currently based in Ottawa, Canada on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Nation. They are represented by Tasneem Motala at the Rights Factory and their debut collection of poetry Blood Belies is now available with Buckrider Books (Wolsak & Wynn).
Photo Credit:
Photo credit
Curtis Perry
Ellen Chang-Richardson
BIO
Biography
ADDRESS
City: Ottawa,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
c/o TWUC
GENRE
Poetry, Flash Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Hybrid
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Blood Belies
Publisher
Wolsak & Wynn
Year
2024
Title
concussion, baby
Publisher
Apt 9 Press
Year
2023
Title
The Spirits Have Nothing to Do with Us
Publisher
Wolsak & Wynn
Year
2023
Title
Watch Your Head
Publisher
Coach House Books
Year
2020
AWARDS
Awards
Name
POWER OF THE POETS Ekphrastic Contest Winner
Publication
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery x Toronto International Festival of Authors
Year
2020
Name
Vallum Award for Poetry Winner
Publication
Vallum Contemporary
Year
2019
LINKS
Links
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Workshop details
Audience Size
Any
Intended Audience
Adults; university and college students
Workshop Length
Flexible
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