Elena Bentley
she/her
Elena Bentley (MA English, University of Toronto - SSHRC funded) is a multi-genre writer, editor, and proud Métis aunty. She recently made the 2024 CBC Poetry Prize Longlist for her poem, "Citrus Dreams." Her poetry chapbook, taliped, was a finalist in the 2022 Vallum Chapbook Award and was recently published by 845 Press. Her poems can be found in various literary journals like Arc Poetry, Room, The Malahat Review, PRISM international, Grain, and Poetry Pause, among others. In 2023, she was shortlisted for CANSCAIP's Writing for Children Competition (Young Adult category). She is also the author of the children's picture book The Pickle in Grandma's Fridge (YNWP, 2022). She is a member of the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild (SWG) and the Saskatchewan Ânskohk Writers' Circle Inc (SAWCI). Elena is the editor for Grain magazine.
Community affiliation: Métis
Languages: English
Roles and Services: Author / Writer, Copyeditor, Developmental editor, Editor, Line editor, Managing editor, Proofreader, Structural / Substantive editor, Stylistic editor
Contact Us
3573 - 515 Hastings St W
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6B 5K3
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Statement of Gratitude:
The lands we live on connect us to the stories of our past and those that will be told in the future-the stories upon which our profession is based. These lands sustain and nourish us, and our relationships with each other help us thrive. The Indigenous Editors Association gives thanks to the the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ Peoples who continue to steward the lands on which our head office is located, in Vancouver, BC. It is in this spirit of gratitude that we carry out our work as Indigenous members of the publishing community.
