Carleigh Baker Explained

Carleigh Baker is a Canadian writer^[1] of Cree-Métis and Icelandic background.^[2] Her debut short story collection Bad Endings was a shortlisted finalist for the 2017 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize,^[3] and won the City of Vancouver Book Award.

Her work has also appeared in subTerrain, Prism International, Joyland and This Magazine.

In early 2019, Baker served as a Berton House writer-in-residence.^[4] As of March 2020, Baker is a writer-in-residence for Simon Fraser University's English Department. She is working on a novel called The Matriarchs, "that examines problematic relationships with mothers."^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.straight.com/arts/887281/carleigh-baker-creates-bad-endings-out-flawed-human-nature "Carleigh Baker creates Bad Endings out of flawed human nature"
2. Web site: Cree-Métis/Icelandic author Carleigh Baker launches 2019/20 SFU writer-in-residency - SFU News - Simon Fraser University. www.sfu.ca. 2020-03-06.
3. http://www.cbc.ca/books/david-chariandy-leanne-betasamosake-simpson-among-finalists-for-50k-rogers-writers-trust-fiction-prize-1.4308433 "David Chariandy, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson among finalists for $50K Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize"
4. Web site: Carleigh Baker Writers' Trust of Canada. Carleigh Baker Writers' Trust of Canada. en. 2020-03-06.
5. Web site: Cree-Métis/Icelandic author Carleigh Baker launches 2019/20 SFU writer-in-residency - SFU News - Simon Fraser University. www.sfu.ca. 2020-03-06.