Teva Harrison

Teva Harrison is a Canadian writer and graphic artist. She was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at age 37, and began to document her experiences with the terminal illness using illustrations and essays.[1] Her works were compiled into a graphic novel called In-Between Days.[2] The book was a finalist for the 2016 Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction,[3] and put Harrison on the list of 16 Torontonians to Watch.[4]

She has written for The Walrus[5] and has been featured in the Globe and Mail,[6] Creative Mornings,[7] HuffPost Canada,[8][9] Kirkus Reviews,[10] The New York Times,[11][12] and WNYC.[13] She has also spoken on CBC Radio about her experience.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "Teva Harrison – Wordfest". wordfest.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  2. ↑ "Cancer patient Teva Harrison draws on her inner strength | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  3. ↑ "Past GGBooks winners and finalists". Governor General's Literary Awards. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  4. ↑ "Sixteen Torontonians to watch in 2016". Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  5. ↑ "Teva Harrison | The Walrus". thewalrus.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  6. ↑ "Writing graphic memoir was this woman's answer to terminal cancer". Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  7. ↑ "Teva Harrison | CreativeMornings/TO". CreativeMornings. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  8. ↑ "Living With Cancer | HuffPost Canada". HuffPost Canada. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  9. ↑ "Memoir | HuffPost Canada". HuffPost Canada. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  10. ↑ IN-BETWEEN DAYS by Teva Harrison | Kirkus Reviews.
  11. ↑ Ulinich, Anya (2017-05-16). "Writers Recount Stories of Grief and Joy in Illustrated Panels". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  12. ↑ Gubar, Susan (2017-10-12). "Cancer Humor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  13. ↑ Teva Harrison’s ‘In-Between Days’, retrieved 2018-03-22
  14. ↑ "Teva Harrison on turning living with incurable cancer into art | CBC Radio". CBC. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  15. ↑ "Teva Harrison, Michael Coren | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
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