ETJ WAS RAISED iN THE SUBARCTIC, PRAIRIES, AND MARITIMES. SHE IS AN ALUMNA OF THE BANFF CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, AND NOVA SCOTIA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN.  

HER FIRST BOOk BUTTERCUP WILL BE publisheD IN THE FUTURISTIC YEAR OF 2024 (VERGE BOOKS, CHICAGO). SOME OF THAT WRITING HAS BEEN IN THE PURITAN, HARVARD REVIEW, VALLUM, AND DENVER QUARTERLY. NEW PIECES are forthcoming in Shearsman MAG (UK).
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IN NOVA SCOTIA, ETJ FOUNDED HERMES GALLERY AND THE FULLER TERRACE LECTURE SERIES. SHE HAS Curated EXHIBITIONS FOR DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY, CURRENT SPACE (BALTIMORE), AND OTHER VENUES. HER OWN ART HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED BY VTAPE. 
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SHE LIVES WITH HER HUSBAND IN MONTREAL WHERE SHE TEACHES POETRY TO AT-RISK YOUTH FOR THE QUEBEC WRITERS FEDERATION. She RUNS COLUMBA. 
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