Erica Violet Lee is selected as a 2023 Writers' Trust of Canada Rising Star

Erica Violet Lee is selected by award-winning author Candace Savage as a 2023 Writer's Trust of Canada Rising Star.

Citation:

“Erica Violet Lee is a nêhiyaw truth-teller and prophet from the inner city of misâskwatôminihk, also known as Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In both her poetry and prose, her voice rings with authority, naming, shaming, and demanding an end to the everyday brutality of colonial oppression. And yet, even in this darkness, see how her words shine, opening a space for tenderness and asserting a right to youth, love, abundance, and joy. Without forgetting or minimizing trauma, Lee dares to invoke a future “dripping sacred” in which Indigenous people on the prairies are free to flourish.” —Candace Savage, Selector

About the Rising Stars program:

The Writers' Trust Rising Stars program is a dynamic career development initiative that recognizes five Canadian authors at the onset of their careers who are poised to produce exceptional and enduring creative work. Rising Stars are selected, endorsed, and mentored by five prominent Canadian authors.

For more information about Erica’s work and the Rising Star Program, visit here.