Sina Queyras's last collection of poetry, Expressway, was nominated for a Governor General's Award and won Gold at the National Magazine Awards. Her previous collection Lemon Hound won a Lambda Award and the Pat Lowther Award. She has taught creative writing at Rutgers, Haverford and Concordia University in Montreal where she now resides. She is a blogger for Harriet, the Poetry Foundation's blog.

'Fans of Queyras' poetry will not be disappointed by her trademark whimsical rhythms and imagery; newcomers will be drawn into a fascinating story about a family dealing with its own particular brand of crazy.' -- Zoe Whittall, Fashion Magazine 'Queyras' novel scores the jagged incisions of childhood. How her characters escape or embrace or succumb to the damage, she manages through an exquisite prose that cannot comfort them, nor ease us. Yes we cannot help but be held by the language. --Dionne Brand 'A family saga with the sweep of Ann-Marie MacDonald, the poetic depth of Anne Michaels and the tragedy and resilience of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones.' -- Marilyn Bowering, author of Visible Worlds and The Alchemy of Happiness 'Autobiography of Childhood is a layered, reflective read ... one that stirs an emotional response.' -- National Post 'Queyras ... navigates [her] heavy subject mater with brisk Faulkner-esque aplomb.' -- Maisonneuve 'Autobiography of Childhood is a sharp, post-millennial family novel with a purpose.' -- Globe and Mail '[Queyras's] approach to fiction is fearless.' -- Montreal Review of Books

Sina Queyras's last collection of poetry, Expressway, was nominated for a Governor General's Award and won Gold at the National Magazine Awards. Her previous collection Lemon Hound won a Lambda Award and the Pat Lowther Award. She has taught creative writing at Rutgers, Haverford and Concordia University in Montreal where she now resides. She is a blogger for Harriet, the Poetry Foundation's blog.

'Fans of Queyras' poetry will not be disappointed by her trademark whimsical rhythms and imagery; newcomers will be drawn into a fascinating story about a family dealing with its own particular brand of crazy.' -- Zoe Whittall, Fashion Magazine 'Queyras' novel scores the jagged incisions of childhood. How her characters escape or embrace or succumb to the damage, she manages through an exquisite prose that cannot comfort them, nor ease us. Yes we cannot help but be held by the language. --Dionne Brand 'A family saga with the sweep of Ann-Marie MacDonald, the poetic depth of Anne Michaels and the tragedy and resilience of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones.' -- Marilyn Bowering, author of Visible Worlds and The Alchemy of Happiness 'Autobiography of Childhood is a layered, reflective read ... one that stirs an emotional response.' -- National Post 'Queyras ... navigates [her] heavy subject mater with brisk Faulkner-esque aplomb.' -- Maisonneuve 'Autobiography of Childhood is a sharp, post-millennial family novel with a purpose.' -- Globe and Mail '[Queyras's] approach to fiction is fearless.' -- Montreal Review of Books

Sina Queyras's last collection of poetry, Expressway, was nominated for a Governor General's Award and won Gold at the National Magazine Awards. Her previous collection Lemon Hound won a Lambda Award and the Pat Lowther Award. She has taught creative writing at Rutgers, Haverford and Concordia University in Montreal where she now resides. She is a blogger for Harriet, the Poetry Foundation's blog.

'Fans of Queyras' poetry will not be disappointed by her trademark whimsical rhythms and imagery; newcomers will be drawn into a fascinating story about a family dealing with its own particular brand of crazy.' -- Zoe Whittall, Fashion Magazine 'Queyras' novel scores the jagged incisions of childhood. How her characters escape or embrace or succumb to the damage, she manages through an exquisite prose that cannot comfort them, nor ease us. Yes we cannot help but be held by the language. --Dionne Brand 'A family saga with the sweep of Ann-Marie MacDonald, the poetic depth of Anne Michaels and the tragedy and resilience of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones.' -- Marilyn Bowering, author of Visible Worlds and The Alchemy of Happiness 'Autobiography of Childhood is a layered, reflective read ... one that stirs an emotional response.' -- National Post 'Queyras ... navigates [her] heavy subject mater with brisk Faulkner-esque aplomb.' -- Maisonneuve 'Autobiography of Childhood is a sharp, post-millennial family novel with a purpose.' -- Globe and Mail '[Queyras's] approach to fiction is fearless.' -- Montreal Review of Books