Melanie Siebert is a Canadian poet."Ten Questions with Melanie Siebert" . Open Book Toronto, March 30, 2010. Her first book Deepwater Vee was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English language poetry at the 2010 Governor General's Awards."Complete list: The 2010 Governor General's Literary Awards". The Globe and Mail, October 13, 2010. Siebert is well known as a backcountry guide in Northern Canada and has been awarded the prestigious Berton House Residency, located in Pierre Berton's childhood home in Dawson City, Yukon.
Siebert has an MFA from the University of Victoria.
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