Kate Gies
BIO
Biography
Kate Gies is a writer and educator living in Toronto. She teaches creative nonfiction and expressive arts at George Brown College. Her writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, The Malahat Review, The Humber Literary Review, Hobart, and the Best Canadian Essays 2024 Anthology.
Her memoir, It Must Be Beautiful to Be Finished, about her childhood medical experiences related to a missing ear is out now with Simon & Schuster Canada.
ADDRESS
City: Toronto,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
kate.gies@gmail.com
GENRE
Memoir
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
It Must Be Beautiful to Be Finished: A Memoir of My Body
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Canada
Year
2025
LINKS
Links
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
Up to 50
Presentation Genre
Memoir
Presentation Length
up to 3 hours
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:
Living with a disability
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
