Sarah Ens

Sarah Ens
Born	1992 (1992)
Occupation	Poet
Nationality	Canadian
Period	2020s–present
Notable works	The World is Mostly Sky, Flyway
Website
www.sarahens.com

Sarah Ens (born 1992) is a Canadian poet and editor from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1][2]

Career

Ens began publishing poetry in the 2010s. Her first collection of poetry, The World is Mostly Sky, came out in 2020 with Turnstone Press.[3] Her second work, Flyway, is a long poem published in 2022.[4][5] Her collection The World is Mostly Sky was a finalist for the 2021 McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award and the Landsdowne Prize for Poetry in 2022.[6] She has edited and copy edited works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, and also works as a publicist at University of Manitoba Press.

Her book Flyway won the 2023 ReLit Award for poetry.[7] Flyway was also a finalist for the 2022 McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award and the Margaret McWilliams Award.[8]

Personal

Raised in Landmark, Manitoba,[9] Ens studied creative writing at the University of British Columbia and completed an MFA in writing at the University of Saskatchewan.[10] She is married to graphic novelist Jonathan Dyck.

External links

• Official website

References

1. Sarah Ens (2020). The World is Mostly Sky. Turnstone Press.
2. "Poet meditates on family history in new book". Winnipeg Free Press. 27 May 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
3. "Our Telling Teaching Us This". Arc Poetry Magazine. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
4. "Poet meditates on family history in new book". Winnipeg Free Press. 27 May 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
5. "Our Telling Teaching Us This". Arc Poetry Magazine. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
6. "Rowan McCandless, Katherena Vermette & Clayton Thomas-Müller among finalists for 2022 Manitoba Book Awards". CBC.ca. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
7. "2023 ReLit Awards winners announced". Quill & Quire, October 2, 2023.
8. "Kevin Lambert, Francine Cunningham & Sarah Ens win 2023 ReLit Awards". CBC.ca. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
9. "5 Questions with Poet Sarah Ens". Mennotoba. 8 April 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
10. "Writer". Sarah Ens. Retrieved August 31, 2022.