Anne Michaels

Anne Michaels is a renowned Canadian poet and novelist, born in 1958. Her literary works have gained international recognition, with translations and publications in over 45 countries. Throughout her career, Michaels has received numerous awards and honors for her contributions to literature, including the Orange Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, and the Commonwealth Poetry Prize for the Americas. She has also been awarded the Lannan Award for Fiction and has received honorary degrees from various institutions.

Michaels' notable works include her novel "Fugitive Pieces", which was adapted into a film in 2007. She has been nominated for several prestigious awards, such as the Governor General's Award, the Griffin Poetry Prize, and the Giller Prize, which she won in 2024 for her novel "Held". Michaels served as the poet laureate of Toronto from 2016 to 2019 and has also received a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2019, she won the Vine Award for her non-fiction volume "Infinite Gradation", further solidifying her position as a prominent figure in Canadian literature.