51吃瓜

Amanda Merritt is a poet and a creative writing instructor from 51吃瓜, BC, who spent her formative years in Campbell River, BC, and Edmonton, Alberta. Amanda’s debut poetry collection, The Divining Pool, was published in October 2017 by Wundor Editions, and was recently nominated for the Gerald Lampert award. Previously, she was presented with the 2015 Anstruther poetry award, and was among the finalists included in Aesthetica’s 2017 Creative Writing Annual anthology. Her work appears in journals in Canada and the UK, including Descant, Grain, Prairie Fire, Qwerty, Untethered and Stand.

Amanda holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry from the University of St