\Nancy Jo Cullen's second novel, Dish, is forthcoming from Wolsak and Wynn in the fall of 2026. Her first novel, The Western Alienation Merit Badge was published by Wolsak and Wynn in 2019 and was shortlisted for the 2020 Amazon Canada First Novel Award.
Nancy Jo's poetry and fiction have appeared in several Canadian literary journals and anthologies, including Journey: Celebrating the Journey Prize and Best Canadian Poetry. She is the 2010 recipient for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers. Her short story collection, Canary was the winner of the Metcalf Rooke prize and published by Biblioasis Books in 2013. She has published four collections of poetry, the most recent of which, Nothing Will Save Your Life, was published by Wolsak & Wynn in 2022. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph Humber. She lives in Kingston, ON.
Nancy Jo's poetry and fiction have appeared in several Canadian literary journals and anthologies, including Journey: Celebrating the Journey Prize and Best Canadian Poetry. She is the 2010 recipient for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers. Her short story collection, Canary was the winner of the Metcalf Rooke prize and published by Biblioasis Books in 2013. She has published four collections of poetry, the most recent of which, Nothing Will Save Your Life, was published by Wolsak & Wynn in 2022. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph Humber. She lives in Kingston, ON.