Elisabeth de Mariaffi is a Canadian writer, whose debut short story collection How to Get Along With Women was a longlisted nominee for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and a shortlisted nominee for the ReLit Award in 2013."Giller longlist 2013: Elisabeth de Mariaffi Q&A". CBC Books, October 7, 2013.
Her poetry and fiction have been published in literary magazines including CV2, Descant, The Fiddlehead, This Magazine and The New Quarterly.Toronto Poets - 5 Questions Series - Elisabeth de Mariaffi. The Toronto Quarterly, July 2, 2010. Her first poetry chapbook, Letter on St. Valentine's Day, was published in 2009. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Guelph.
In 2015, she published her debut novel The Devil You Know."A brilliant debut novel, The Devil You Know, captures the anxiety of Bernardo-era Southern Ontario". The Globe and Mail, January 9, 2015.
Originally from Toronto, Ontario, she is currently based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador."The Questionless Books Interview: Fictionista Elisabeth de Mariaffi" . Open Book Toronto, October 10, 2012. She also works as a writing mentor in the Master of Fine Arts in Fiction program at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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