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'''Jaye simpson''' (stylized in all lowercase) is an [[Oji-Cree]]-[[Salteaux|Saulteaux]] [[Two-spirit|indigiqueer]] writer, poet, activist, and drag queen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/persephone_estradiol/?hl=en |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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'''jaye simpson''' is an [[Oji-Cree]]-[[Salteaux]] writer from Canada,<ref name=":0">Christopher Driscoll, [https://www.martlet.ca/poet-jaye-simpson-on-queering-and-reclaiming-the-world-of-poetry/ "Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry"]. ''[[The Martlet]]'', February 12, 2021.</ref> most noted as a shortlisted finalist for the [[Dayne Ogilvie Prize]] for LGBTQ Canadian writers in 2021.<ref>Ryan Porter, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/emerging-queer-writers-celebrated-as-finalists-announced-for-dayne-ogilvie-prize/ "Emerging queer writers celebrated as finalists announced for Dayne Ogilvie Prize"]. ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', May 26, 2021.</ref> |
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Simpson resides in [[Vancouver, Canada]], on the territories of the [[Musqueam Nation|Musqueam]], [[Tsleil-Waututh First Nation|Tsleil-waututh]], and [[Squamish people|Squamish]],<ref name=":0">Christopher Driscoll, [https://www.martlet.ca/poet-jaye-simpson-on-queering-and-reclaiming-the-world-of-poetry/ "Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry"]. ''[[The Martlet]]'', February 12, 2021.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-19 |title=St@nza 18.2 Summer 2021 by League of Canadian Poets - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/canadianpoets/docs/stanza_18.2_summer_2021 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref> and they write their name, pronouns, and the word "i" in lowercase letters as a stylistic choice to emulate a softness they feel society does not provide to them regularly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Driscoll |first=Christopher |date=2021-02-12 |title=Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry Martlet |url=https://www.martlet.ca/poet-jaye-simpson-on-queering-and-reclaiming-the-world-of-poetry/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Martlet |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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simpson, who is a [[Two-Spirit]] [[non-binary gender|non-binary]] trans woman and spells their name in lowercase letters,<ref name=":0" /> published their debut poetry collection ''it was never going to be okay'' in 2020.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/37-canadian-poetry-collections-to-watch-for-in-fall-2020-1.5716100 "37 Canadian poetry collections to watch for in fall 2020"]. [[CBC Books]], September 23, 2020.</ref> In addition to the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, the book was the winner in the poetry category for the 2021 [[Indigenous Voices Awards]].<ref name=qiao>Vicky Qiao, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/nathan-adler-bevann-fox-and-jaye-simpson-among-winners-for-2021-indigenous-voices-awards-1.6075029 "Nathan Adler, Bevann Fox and jaye simpson among winners for 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards"]. [[CBC Books]], June 22, 2021.</ref> |
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Simpson is most noted as a shortlisted finalist for the [[Dayne Ogilvie Prize]] for LGBTQ Canadian writers in 2021<ref>Ryan Porter, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/emerging-queer-writers-celebrated-as-finalists-announced-for-dayne-ogilvie-prize/ "Emerging queer writers celebrated as finalists announced for Dayne Ogilvie Prize"]. ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', May 26, 2021.</ref> with the publication of their debut poetry collection ''it was never going to be okay'' by [[Nightwood Editions]] in 2020.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/37-canadian-poetry-collections-to-watch-for-in-fall-2020-1.5716100 "37 Canadian poetry collections to watch for in fall 1920"]. [[CBC Books]], September 23, 2020.</ref> In addition to the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, the book was the winner in the poetry category for the 2021 [[Indigenous Voices Awards]].<ref name="qiao">Vicky Qiao, [https://www.cbc.ca/books/nathan-adler-bevann-fox-and-jaye-simpson-among-winners-for-2021-indigenous-voices-awards-1.6075029 "Nathan Adler, Bevann Fox and jaye simpson among winners for 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards"]. [[CBC Books]], June 22, 2021.</ref> Their work is published in a variety of magazines, another notable publication of theirs being their piece ''all this out of spite'' published in [[Stanza Poetry Festival|St@nza]] in the summer 2021 issue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-19 |title=St@nza 18.2 Summer 2021 by League of Canadian Poets - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/canadianpoets/docs/stanza_18.2_summer_2021 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref> Simpson's story "The Ark of the Turtle's Back" was published in ''Love After the End,''<ref name=":1">Whitehead J, ed. ''Love after the End : An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction''. Arsenal Pulp Press; 2020.</ref> an anthology collection edited by [[Joshua Whitehead]]. |
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Simpson writes in both [[English language|English]] and the [[Swampy Cree language|Swampy Cree dialect]]. Their subjects include [[Indigenous peoples|indigeneity]], queerness, and their experience in the [[Foster care in Canada|child welfare system]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=April/May 2021 |first=Lisa Mayerhoefer |date=2021-11-15 |title="it was never going to be okay" |url=https://www.citr.ca/discorder/april-may-2021/it-was-never-going-to-be-okay/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=CiTR |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:49, 1 January 2025
Jaye simpson (stylized in all lowercase) is an Oji-Cree-Saulteaux indigiqueer writer, poet, activist, and drag queen.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Simpson resides in Vancouver, Canada, on the territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-waututh, and Squamish,[2][3] and they write their name, pronouns, and the word "i" in lowercase letters as a stylistic choice to emulate a softness they feel society does not provide to them regularly.[4]
Career
[edit]Simpson is most noted as a shortlisted finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Canadian writers in 2021[5] with the publication of their debut poetry collection it was never going to be okay by Nightwood Editions in 2020.[6] In addition to the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, the book was the winner in the poetry category for the 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards.[7] Their work is published in a variety of magazines, another notable publication of theirs being their piece all this out of spite published in St@nza in the summer 2021 issue.[8] Simpson's story "The Ark of the Turtle's Back" was published in Love After the End,[9] an anthology collection edited by Joshua Whitehead.
Simpson writes in both English and the Swampy Cree dialect. Their subjects include indigeneity, queerness, and their experience in the child welfare system.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Christopher Driscoll, "Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry". The Martlet, February 12, 2021.
- ^ "St@nza 18.2 Summer 2021 by League of Canadian Poets - Issuu". issuu.com. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Driscoll, Christopher (2021-02-12). "Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry Martlet". Martlet. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Ryan Porter, "Emerging queer writers celebrated as finalists announced for Dayne Ogilvie Prize". Quill & Quire, May 26, 2021.
- ^ "37 Canadian poetry collections to watch for in fall 1920". CBC Books, September 23, 2020.
- ^ Vicky Qiao, "Nathan Adler, Bevann Fox and jaye simpson among winners for 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards". CBC Books, June 22, 2021.
- ^ "St@nza 18.2 Summer 2021 by League of Canadian Poets - Issuu". issuu.com. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Whitehead J, ed. Love after the End : An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction. Arsenal Pulp Press; 2020.
- ^ April/May 2021, Lisa Mayerhoefer (2021-11-15). ""it was never going to be okay"". CiTR. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
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