John Elizabeth Stintzi is a Canadian-born writer, most noted for winning the

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in 2019. They are a dual citizen of both the

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and

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. Stintzi, who is

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and uses they/them pronouns, was raised in Bergland,

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, and educated at the

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. While at Stony Brook, they wrote the novel ''Vanishing Monuments'' as their MFA thesis; after graduating, they moved to

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, where they began writing the poetry collection ''Junebat''. Following their Bronwen Wallace award win, Stintzi secured publishers for both ''Junebat'' and ''Vanishing Monuments'', which were both published in early 2020. ''Vanishing Monuments'' was shortlisted for the 2021

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. Their third novel, ''My Volcano'', was awarded the inaugural Sator New Works Award from

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and was published in March 2022 by the press in the United States and

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in Canada."66 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2022"

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, January 11, 2022. Stintzi currently teaches writing at the

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