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Johanna Skibsrud

Affiliation

University of Arizona

Academy or College

College of New Scholars

Year Elected

2024

Areas of Interest

fiction, poetry. literary analysis. theory and practice of literature

Johanna Skibsrud is the author of numerous works of fiction,
poetry and non-fiction including the Scotiabank Giller Prize
winning novel The Sentimentalists and, most recently, the essay
collection Fool (Routledge 2024) and a poetry collection, Medium
(Book*hug 2024). Born in Nova Scotia, she completed her PhD in English
Literature at the Université de Montréal and is currently Professor of English
and Creative Writing at the University of Arizona.

Johanna Skibsrud est l’auteure de nombreux ouvrages de fiction,
de poésie et de non-fiction, dont le roman The Sentimentalists,
lauréat du prix Scotiabank Giller, et, plus récemment, le recueil
d’essais Fool (Routledge 2024) et un recueil de poèmes, Medium
(Book*hug 2024). Née en Nouvelle-Écosse, elle a obtenu un doctorat en
littérature anglaise à l’Université de Montréal et est actuellement professeure
d’anglais et de création littéraire à la University of Arizona.