jaye simpson
jaye simpson (stylized in all lowercase) is an Oji-Cree-Saulteaux indigiqueer writer, poet, activist, and drag queen.[1][2][3]
Personal life
[edit]simpson resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish nations.[4][1] she[a] writes her name, pronouns, and the word "i" in lowercase letters.[4]
Career
[edit]simpson was a finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Canadian writers in 2021[5] for her debut poetry collection it was never going to be okay, published by Nightwood Editions in 2020.[6] The book won the 2021 Indigenous Voices Award for poetry.[7] her work has been published in a variety of magazines, including her piece "all this out of spite" in St@nzas's summer 2021 issue.[8] simpson's story "The Ark of the Turtle's Back" was published in Love After the End, an anthology collection edited by Joshua Whitehead.[9] In 2025, her poetry collection, a body more tolerable, was published.[10]
simpson writes in both English and Swampy Cree. her subjects include indigeneity, queerness, and her experience in the child welfare system.[11]
In 2026 she was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Poetry,[12] and had a small acting role as Sammie in the film Seventeen.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Racz, Naomi (2020-09-25). "Q&A with jaye simpson". Victoria Festival of Authors. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ Ly, David (2021-06-24). "'The power I came into': An Interview with jaye simpson". PRISM international. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ Sangha, Jeevan (30 August 2024). "'An Ode to My Family and the Downtown Eastside'". The Tyee. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- 1 2 Driscoll, Christopher (2021-02-12). "Poet jaye simpson on queering and reclaiming the world of poetry Martlet". Martlet. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ Porter, Ryan (2021-05-26). "Emerging queer writers celebrated as finalists announced for Dayne Ogilvie Prize". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ "37 Canadian poetry collections to watch for in fall 2020". CBC Books. September 23, 2020.
- ↑ Qiao, Vicky (June 22, 2021). "Nathan Adler, Bevann Fox and jaye simpson among winners for 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards". CBC Books.
- ↑ simpson, jaye (2021-04-24). "NPM21 Blog: all this out of spite by jaye simpson". League of Canadian Poets. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ Morton, Eve (2021-03-10). "Love after the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction edited by Joshua Whitehead". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ "a body more tolerable by jaye simpson". CBC Books. April 8, 2025.
- ↑ Mayerhoefer, Lisa (April–May 2021). "'it was never going to be okay'". Discorder Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23.
- ↑ "Jaime Burnet, Jordan Tannahill and jaye simpson shortlisted for 2SLGBTQ+ writing awards". CBC. March 20, 2026. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ simpson uses she/her and they/them pronouns. This article uses she/her for consistency.
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