Emily Urquhart
Professor Faculty of Arts English and Film Studies Waterloo, Ontario emurquhart@wlu.ca
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Languages
English
Bio/Research
I hold a PhD and MA in Folklore from Memorial University of Newfoundland, a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University, and a Bachelor of Art History from Queen’s University. I have published three books of creative nonfiction, drawing on my scholarly work and my background in jo...
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Bio/Research
I hold a PhD and MA in Folklore from Memorial University of Newfoundland, a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University, and a Bachelor of Art History from Queen’s University. I have published three books of creative nonfiction, drawing on my scholarly work and my background in journalism, including the essay collection, Ordinary Wonder Tales, a finalist for the 2023 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, and I selected and edited the Best Canadian Essays 2025 anthology. I am a five-time National Magazine Award nominee for my journalistic work, and I have won gold and silver.
In 2018, I was the Edna Staebler Laurier Writer in Residence, and I returned to Laurier’s Brantford campus to teach creative nonfiction in 2020. Prior to joining the Faculty of English at Laurier’s Waterloo campus, I taught creative writing and science communication at the University of Waterloo.
I am an avid reader and supporter of new writing, and I’ve served on numerous national and regional literary juries and serve as a nonfiction editor for The New Quarterly.
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In 2018, I was the Edna Staebler Laurier Writer in Residence, and I returned to Laurier’s Brantford campus to teach creative nonfiction in 2020. Prior to joining the Faculty of English at Laurier’s Waterloo campus, I taught creative writing and science communication at the University of Waterloo.
I am an avid reader and supporter of new writing, and I’ve served on numerous national and regional literary juries and serve as a nonfiction editor for The New Quarterly.
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Aonghus Kealy
Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4855
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Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
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Media Relations
Aonghus Kealy
Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4855
Lori Chalmers Morrison
Director: Integrated Communications
lchalmersmorrison@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4857
Vanessa Barrasa
Director: Communications & Issues Management
vbarrasa@wlu.ca
(548) 889-3812
Brantford Campus:
Beth Gurney
Director, Strategic Communications and Community Engagement
bgurney@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4199
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Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4855
Lori Chalmers Morrison
Director: Integrated Communications
lchalmersmorrison@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4857
Vanessa Barrasa
Director: Communications & Issues Management
vbarrasa@wlu.ca
(548) 889-3812
Brantford Campus:
Beth Gurney
Director, Strategic Communications and Community Engagement
bgurney@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4199
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