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Myna Wallin

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MYNA WALLIN, a Toronto poet and prose writer, is a the author of A Thousand Profane Pieces, poetry (Tightrope Books, 2006), and the novel, Confessions of a Reluctant Cougar (Tightrope Books, 2010). Her second collection of poetry, Anatomy of An Injury, was published by Inanna Publications in 2018. Her fourth book overall, and third collection of poetry, The Suicide Tourist, was published by Ekstasis Editions, June 2024.

Myna received an Honourable Mention in the Winston Collins/ Descant Prize for Best Canadian Poem. Myna's poem hung at the AGO, along with two paintings of her, as part of a show entitled, "Why (Not) Paintings of Poets?" She has her Honours B.A. and M.A. in English Lit from the University of Toronto.

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	Confessions of a Reluctant Cougar 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Thousand Profane Pieces 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anatomy of an Injury (Inanna Poetry & Fiction Series) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I.V. Lounge Nights by Myna Wallin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alex Boyd (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Dark: Stories from the Supernatural by Myna Wallin (Goodreads Author), Halli Villegas (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Suicide Tourist it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carousel (Issue #42) by Rachel Cloud Adams, J.C. Bouchard, Tim Conley it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That Dammed Beaver: Canadian Humour, Laughs and Gaffs 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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This has been a year of staying home, and like a lot of writers, I have done more poetry submissions than ever. The down side of this is the increase in competition. But the upside is that every so often my work is accepted!

This past spring and summer I have had a cluster of yeses: Vallum Magazine, The Miramichi Reader, NōD Magazine, The Quarantine Review, Sledgehammer Literary Magazine, Unfortun Read more of this blog post »

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Myna liked Craig Rowland's review of Confessions of a Reluctant Cougar: "I used to see Myna Wallin at Scrabble tournaments in the Toronto area over ten years ago. Although she hasn't played in a tournament in ten years I have followed her writing career and when I heard that she had a novel coming out, Confessions of a Re" Read more of this review »
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