Tara McGowan-Ross | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | May 1, 1992
Alma mater | Concordia University |
Genre | Poetry, memoir |
Notable works | Nothing Will Be Different |
Relatives | Don Ross (father) |
Tara McGowan-Ross (born May 1, 1992) is a Canadian Mi'kmaw multidisciplinary artist, poet and writer. [1] She is the host of Drawn & Quarterly’s Indigenous Literatures Book Club [2] and a critic of independent and experimental theatre for BroadwayWorld. [1] [3]
The daughter of guitarist Don Ross, McGowan-Ross was born in Toronto [4] and grew up in Cannington, Ontario. Her mother died of breast cancer when she was young. [5] As a teenager, McGowan-Ross became involved with Toronto's punk scene. [2] At age 17, she moved to Halifax, where she finished high school. [4]
She later moved to Montreal, Quebec to study at Concordia University, where she received her bachelor's degree in Philosophy and minored in Creative Writing.
McGowan-Ross is the author of three books: two collections of poetry — Girth and Scorpio Season — and a memoir, Nothing Will Be Different. She is currently working on a debut novel.
McGowan-Ross' first published book was Girth, in 2016. [6]
She began working on a memoir after a health scare that sparked intense self-reflection. [5] Her 2021 memoir Nothing Will Be Different was met with warm reception by critics [7] [5] and was shortlisted for 2022 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. [8] The book details much of McGowan-Ross's early twenties, focusing on themes of illness, grief, sobriety, philosophy, and relationships. [9]
McGowan-Ross is married; her husband is a painter. [4] She considers herself to be an anti-capitalist. [4]
Tara McGowan-Ross | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | May 1, 1992
Alma mater | Concordia University |
Genre | Poetry, memoir |
Notable works | Nothing Will Be Different |
Relatives | Don Ross (father) |
Tara McGowan-Ross (born May 1, 1992) is a Canadian Mi'kmaw multidisciplinary artist, poet and writer. [1] She is the host of Drawn & Quarterly’s Indigenous Literatures Book Club [2] and a critic of independent and experimental theatre for BroadwayWorld. [1] [3]
The daughter of guitarist Don Ross, McGowan-Ross was born in Toronto [4] and grew up in Cannington, Ontario. Her mother died of breast cancer when she was young. [5] As a teenager, McGowan-Ross became involved with Toronto's punk scene. [2] At age 17, she moved to Halifax, where she finished high school. [4]
She later moved to Montreal, Quebec to study at Concordia University, where she received her bachelor's degree in Philosophy and minored in Creative Writing.
McGowan-Ross is the author of three books: two collections of poetry — Girth and Scorpio Season — and a memoir, Nothing Will Be Different. She is currently working on a debut novel.
McGowan-Ross' first published book was Girth, in 2016. [6]
She began working on a memoir after a health scare that sparked intense self-reflection. [5] Her 2021 memoir Nothing Will Be Different was met with warm reception by critics [7] [5] and was shortlisted for 2022 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. [8] The book details much of McGowan-Ross's early twenties, focusing on themes of illness, grief, sobriety, philosophy, and relationships. [9]
McGowan-Ross is married; her husband is a painter. [4] She considers herself to be an anti-capitalist. [4]