Laurie Myers-Bishop

Laurie Myers-Bishop is a writer who currently lives in Waterloo, ON on the traditional land of the Haudenosaunee, Anishnaabe and Chonnonton Peoples. Her work has been published in anthologies and literary magazines such as Room Magazine, Matrix Magazine, Riddle Fence, The South Circular, Pif Magazine, among others.

 

She won Sarah Selecky's 2016 Little Bird writing contest judged by Lisa Moore was a finalist for both the 2016 Don't Talk To Me About Love short story contest and the 2014 Elora Writer's Festival short story contest. Her short story The Violation of the Pigeon Hole Principle was nominated for the 2017 Journey Prize. She was nominated for the Pushcart Prize by Minola Review in 2023.

 

Laurie graduated from York University with an Honours BA in Humanities and went on to attend the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD). She took the Humber College Creative Writing Certificate where she worked with Sandra Birdsell and Kim Moritsugu and completed the Sarah Selecky Story Intensive in 2014. She has been a reader for various literary journals including The Master's Review and currently belongs to a playwriting group with the KW Little Theatre.