Shannon Bramer

SHANNON BRAMER was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and now lives in Toronto. She is a playwright and poet, and the author of many books, including Precious Energy and Trapsongs: Three Plays. Shannon also onducts poetry workshops in schools and is the editor of Think City: The Poems of Gracefield Public School. Her plays have appeared in juried festivals across the country, among them: New Ideas (Toronto), the Women's Work Festival (St. John's), and Sarasvati FemFest (Winnipeg). Shannon's plays have all been developed in St. John's, Newfoundland, thanks to the Women's Work Festival, where she has returned several times since 2009.