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Meg Freer
grew up in Missoula, Montana and has lived in England, Finland,
and Austria. She studied music, obtained a Master's Degree in Musicology,
worked in book publishing and now teaches piano, music history and
theory. She lives with her family in Kingston, Ontario. Meg has
written poetry since 2015, and her photos, poems and prose have
been published in various journals and anthologies. In 2017 she
won a fellowship and attended the Summer Literary Seminars in Tbilisi,
Republic of Georgia. She enjoys photography, being active outdoors
year-round, and running, and wishes she had more time for writing
poetry.
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Memberships
Ontario Poetry Society
League of Canadian Poets, Associate member
Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association
Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations
Selected List of Publications
Poems, non-fiction and photos have been published in various journals
including Free Lit Magazine, Young Ravens Literary Review, Verse
Afire, Rat's Ass Review, Mothers Always Write, NatureWriting, Eastern
Iowa Review, Literary Nest, Vallum Contemporary Poetry, A3 Review,
Borrowed Solace, JuxtaProse Literary Magazine, Wanderlust Journal,
Sequestrum, Ruminate, Prime Number Magazine, and Sunlight Press.
Publications in Anthologies
100 Thousand Poets for Change Anthology, Kingston, ON, Thee Hellbox
Press, 2016
The Ultra Best Short Verse 2016-A Canadian Anthology of Poetry Compiled
by George Swede, Beret Days Press, 2016
Perfect as a Picture-Poetry Contest Anthology Compiled by Sylvia
Adams, Beret Days Press, 2017
Open Heart 11-An Anthology of Canadian Poetry Compiled by Kathryn
Edgecombe, Beret Days Press, 2017
Canada's 150th-Who We Are, Where We Are and Where We Need to be
Going, ed. Bruce Kauffman (Artfest, Kingston, Ontario, July 2017)
The Ultra Best Short Verse 2018-A Canadian Anthology of Poetry Compiled
by Norma West Linder, Beret Days Press, 2018
Persian Sugar in English Tea-Anthology of Contemporary Love Poems,
Vol. III, 2018
Arborealis-An Anthology of Canadian Poetry Compiled by John B. Lee,
Beret Days Press, 2019
Dancing on Stones-An Anthology of Canadian Poetry Compiled by John
Di Leonardo, Beret Days Press, 2019
Inspired Heart for Teens, edited by Bruce Kauffman, Melinda Cochrane
Publications Inc., 2019
The Spirit It Travels-An Anthology of Transcendent Poetry, Cosmographia
Books, 2019
Prizes and Awards
2016 Honourable Mention, TOPS Picture Perfect Contest
2017 Judges Choice, TOPS Ultra-Short Contest
2017 Honourable Mention, TOPS Open Heart Contest
2017 Judges Choice, TOPS Epic Proportions Contest
2018 2nd Prize, TOPS Ultra-Short Contest
2018 Cosmographia Books Poem of the Month Winner
2018, January and December, Prime Number Magazine 53-word Story
Winner
2018 Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association Contest 1st
Prize Winner
2019 (January) A3 Review Monthly Contest Winner
2019 Sequestrum Reprint Awards Runner-Up
2019 Dancing Poetry Festival 3rd Prize Winner
2019 Big Pond Rumours Literary Contest 1st Prize Winner
Shortlists/Longlists
Ventura County Writers Contest, Room Magazine Short Forms Contest,
A3 Review Monthly Contests, Poetry Matters Literary Prize, Fiddlehead
Creative Nonfiction Contest, Frontier Poetry New Voices Contest,
A3 Press Chapbook Contest
Contact Information
74 Scott St.
Kingston, ON K7L 1L7
613-547-1335
megfreer5@gmail.com
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