ETJ WAS RAISED iN THE SUBARCTIC, PRAIRIES, AND MARITIMES. SHE IS AN ALUMNA OF THE BANFF CENTRE, NOVA SCOTIA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, AND UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WHERE SHE WON THE EMERGING POET PRIZE, COMMITTEE ON CREATIVE WRITING.  

HER FIRST BOOK of poetry, BUTTERCUP, WILL BE publisheD IN THE FUTURISTIC YEAR OF 2024 (VERGE BOOKS, CHICAGO). SOME OF THIS WRITING HAS BEEN IN THE PURITAN, HARVARD REVIEW, VALLUM, DENVER QUARTERLY, AND DALHOUSIE REVIEW.
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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; SCREENED IN NYC AND OTHER CITIES. 
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SHE LIVES WITH HER HUSBAND IN MONTREAL WHERE SHE TEACHES POETRY TO AT-RISK YOUTH FOR THE QUEBEC WRITERS FEDERATION AND RUNS COLUMBA POETRY. 
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