Administrative Title: Director of Changemaking
Academic Title: Professor and Poet Laureate of Calgary
Education:BA (Dalhousie/Kings University)
MFA, Creative Writing (University of British Columbia)
PhD (University of Calgary)
Office: EA3122
Phone: 403.440.5925
Email: nmeisner@mtroyal.ca
Scholarly Interests:
Natalie Meisner is lgbtaiq2s+ playwright and poet who was born and raised on the Mi’kma’ki / South Shore of Nova Scotia and began her work in the indie theatre and spoken word poetry scenes of Halifax. After studying literature and theatre at Kings/Dalhousie, she trained as an actor at the National Theatre School then headed to the west coast for an MFA in Creative Writing at UBC and PhD at the University of Calgary. She has seven full length books in various genres to her name and was Calgary/ Mohkinstsis' 5th Poet Laureate.
Teaching Statement:
I maintain an active career as a professional writer and use this to help students make connections to the writing communities they seek to join. My background in theatre and performance informs and enlivens creative writing workshops and I love helping developing writers find their voice.
Selected Publications:
It Begins in Salt (Fontenac House)
Baddie One Shoe (Frontenanc House)
Speed Dating For Sperm Donors (Playwright's Canada Press)
Legislating Love: The Everett Klippert Story (University of Calgary Press)
My Mommy, My Mama, My Brother & Me (Nimbus Publishing)
Selected Honours. Grants and Awards:
Playwright's Guild of Canada Carol Bolt Award
Canadian National Playwriting Award
Alberta Playwriting Award