Alexandra Shimo

Alexandra Shimo
Occupation journalist, writer
Nationality Canadian
Period 2000s-present
Notable works Up Ghost River: A Chief’s Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History
Partner Lia Grimanis

Alexandra Shimo is a Canadian writer, who was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 2014 Governor General's Awards as cowriter of Edmund Metatawabin's memoir Up Ghost River: A Chief’s Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History.[1] The book became a national bestseller, and was named one of the best books of 2014 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,[2] The Hill Times and Quill and Quire.[3] In February 2015, it was named one of the winners of the CBC's Bookie Awards.[4]

A freelance journalist who has contributed to the Toronto Star, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Maclean's, the National Post, The Globe and Mail and Toronto Life, she is also the author of The Environment Equation: 100 Factors That Can Add to or Subtract From Your Total Carbon Footprint.[5]

Her third book, about the Kashechewan crisis, is slated for publication in 2015.[6]

An out lesbian,[6] she is the partner of activist Lia Grimanis.[7] She also serves on the board of Grimanis' charitable organization Up With Women.

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