Natalie Meisner
Natalie Meisner is a Canadian playwright, poet, and academic, known for her literary contributions and her role as the fifth Poet Laureate of Calgary. She is currently a professor in English and Creative Writing at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada.
Selected works
Plays
- "Legislating Love: The Everett Klippert Story": This play is inspired by the life of Everett Klippert, a Calgary bus driver whose story played a significant role in the decriminalization of homosexuality.
- "AREA 33": A thought-provoking play exploring themes of intergenerational mistrust and challenges in the fishing industry.
- "Speed Dating for Sperm Donors"
Books
- Meisner, Natalie. Double Pregnant: Two Lesbians Make a Family. Roseway Publishing, ISBN 978-1552666012.
- Meisner, Natalie. My Mommy, My Mama, My Brother, and Me: These Are the Things We Found By the Sea. Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-77108-741-4.
- Meisner, Natalie. Baddie One Shoe. Frontenac House ISBN 978-1-927823-96-5.
- Meisner, Natalie; Allen, Kevin; Maillie, Tereasa; Mehmel, Jason. Legislating Love: The Everett Klippert Story. University of Calgary Press. ISBN 978-1773850818.
- Meisner, Natalie. Speed Dating for Sperm Donors. Playwrights Canada Press. ISBN 978-0369100825.
- Meisner, Natalie. It Begins in Salt. Frontenac House Ltd. ISBN 978-1-989466-47-6.
Awards and honours
Two plays by Meisner are shortlisted for the Tom Hendry Awards run by the Playwright's Guild of Canada: "Legislating Love" and "AREA 33".
Natalie Meisner was awarded the Carol Bolt Award at the Tom Hendry Awards in 2023 for Legislating Love.