Biography

A musician and poet whose award-winning work explores the intersection of art, science, and the natural world.

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, and worked first in book publishing.

She now lives with her family in Kingston, where she teaches piano, takes photos, and enjoys being active outdoors year-round. Meg has written poetry since 2015, and her award-winning photos, poems and prose have been published in many journals and anthologies.

In 2017 she won a fellowship and attended the Summer Literary Seminars in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. For 2024-25, she is Poet-in-Residence at the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute.

Selected List of Publications

• Poems, non-fiction and photos have been published in various journals including Young Ravens Literary Review, Gone Lawn, Rat's Ass Review, Juniper Poetry, Eastern Iowa Review, Vallum Contemporary Poetry, One Art Poetry, Borrowed Solace, JuxtaProse Literary Magazine, Wanderlust Journal, Sequestrum, Ruminate, Prime Number Magazine, Arc Poetry, Queen's Quarterly, 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, compiled by Sylvia Adams, Beret Days Press, 2017
• Open Heart 11, 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, compiled by Norma West Linder, Beret Days Press, 2018
• Persian Sugar in English Tea-Anthology of Contemporary Love Poems, Vol. III, 2018
• Arborealis, compiled by John B. Lee, Beret Days Press, 2019
• Dancing on Stones, 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
• Rain on the Brain, compiled by Maureen Korp, Beret Days Press, 2020
• The World Around Us, compiled by Allan Briesmaster, Beret Days Press, 2021
• By the Wishing Tree, compiled and edited by Becky Alexander, Beret Days Press, 2021
• Love Lies Bleeding, compiled by George Elliott Clarke, Beret Days Press, 2021
• Inspired Heart for Teens: Identity and Diversity, edited by Bruce Kauffman, Melinda Cochrane Publications Inc., 2021
• Provoked by Places, compiled by Keith Gaberian, Beret Days Press, 2023

Prizes and Awards

• 2016 Honourable Mention, TOPS Picture Perfect Contest
• 2017 Judge's Choice, TOPS Ultra-Short and Epic Proportions Contests
• 2017 Honourable Mention, TOPS Open Heart Contest
• 2018 2nd Prize, TOPS Ultra-Short Contest
• 2018 1st Prize, Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association Contest
• 2019 Runner-Up, Sequestrum Reprint Awards
• 2019 3rd Prize Winner, Dancing Poetry Festival
• 2019 1st Prize Winner, Big Pond Rumours Literary Contest
• 2019 Honourable Mention, Brooklin Poetry Society Contest
• 2019 Honourable Mention, Skywing Press Anthology Contest
• 2020 1st Prize Winner, TOPS Rain on the Brain Contest
• 2020 Honourable Mention, Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association Contest
• 2020 Honourable Mention, TOPS World Around Us Contest
• 2021 Honourable Mention, TOPS Spring Peepers Contest
• 2021 Honourable Mention, Arc November Award of Awesomeness
• 2022 Finalist, North Grenville Poetry Guild Contest, Experience Art Fest
• 2022 TOPS Ted Plantos Memorial Award
• 2024 1st Prize, TOPS Entitled Titles Contest

Shortlists/Longlists

• Ventura County Writers Contest (2017)
• Room Magazine Short Forms Contest (2018)
• A3 Review Monthly Contests (March and August 2018, March and October 2019)
• Poetry Matters Literary Prize (2018)
• Fiddlehead Creative Nonfiction Contest (2018)
• Frontier Poetry New Voices Contest (2018)
• A3 Press Chapbook Contest (2018)
• Arc Poetry, "Labour" issue (2019)
• Catholic Literary Arts Society Poetry Contest (2021)