About
Cara-Lyn Morgan was born in Oskana, the place of the bones, commonly known as Regina, Saskatchewan. She is descended from the Red River Metis who settled in Saskatchewan, as well as the descendants of enslaved peoples in the Caribbean. She lives, works, and creates art, in the Treaty 19 area, the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, the Huron-Wendat, the Annishnaabek, and the Mississaugas of the Credit peoples. On this land, she is a writer, a mother, a gardener, and a wife.
Her work has appeared in a wide variety of literary magazines across the country, and was selected for inclusion in Turnstone Press' Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2015. Her debut collection of poetry, What Became My Grieving Ceremony, was the recipient of the Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry in 2015 and her second collection, Cartograph, has also been well-recieved. Her third collection, Building a Nest form the Bones of my People was released in 2024.
