Giselle Vriesen
BIO
Biography
Giselle Vriesen (she/they) is an author living on Halalt First Nations land on Vancouver Island Canada. Her debut YA fantasy novel Why We Play with Fire released in February of 2024 through Row House Publishing, distributed by Simon and Schuster, and she is currently working on her sequel. Giselle is also the co-creator of the Anti-Racism Course for Educators, teaches writing through her course Book Baby which encourages marginalized writers to decolonize through storytelling, and has been a professional tarot reader for nearly a decade.
ADDRESS
City: Crofton,
Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
gisellevriesen@gmail.com
GENRE
YA Fantasy
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Why We Play with Fire
Publisher
Row House Publishing
Year
2024
LINKS
School presentation details
Audience Size
Up to 100
Intended Audience
Grades 7-9
Presentation Length
1-2 hours
Presentation Description
Presentation description
Conversations about being an author, finding your voice and representing yourself accurately in the stories you write.
Presentation Fee(s)
$300
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:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
LGBTQI2S
Programs & Interests
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Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
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