About the Mama of Dada

Tribute

I would like to honour the Indigenous Peoples and pay respect to the Elders and knowledge holders who have been custodians of this land. I feel it is time for all of us to invision a future where we circle together, holding hands in solidary.

Sheri-D Wilson is an award-winning performer and author of fourteen books, four short films, three plays, and four poetry & music albums.

Her work has received many awards and honours, including the Order of Canada, an honorary Doctor of Letters – Honoris Causa from Kwantlen University, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Calgary, the Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry, and the Women of Vision Award.

A strong advocate for social change & community building in 2003 she founded The Calgary Spoken Word Society and remains the Artistic Director today. For 11 years the society produced a very large Spoken Word Festival and sidekick School Program. In 2005 Sheri-D founded The Spoken Word Program at The Banff Centre and was Director/Head Faculty until 2012.

Sheri-D splits her time between Calgary & Vancouver with her dog Willow – where she’s as busy as the water-table-controlling Emblem of Canada.

Sheri-D Wilson - bio badlands picture
Sheri-D Wilson DPU Honourary Degree

Selected Awards

Kuldip Gill Fellowship, Writer-in-Residence
University of the Fraser Valley, 2022

Order of Canada
Canada, 2019

Poet Laureate Emeritus of Calgary 
2018-2020

Honorary Degree - Doctor of Letters
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 2017

Calgary Arts Award
City of Calgary, 2015

Canadian Icon Shelagh Rogers
Feature Interview, 2013

People's Choice Award
FFWD Weekly Magazine, 2007-2012

Communication Finding your Path
Ted Talk, 2009

Top Ten Poet in Canada
CBC Arts News, May 2009

Nominated for 4 Rosie Awards
Panty Portal, 2008

Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry
Alberta, 2006

Woman of Vision Award
Global TV, 2006

Heart of a Poet
Documentary, 2006

Poet of Honour
Spocan, 2005

5 Rosie Awards
One Ace Award

Heavyweight Title for Poetry USA
Bumbershoot, 2003

Jazz-Play received 5 Vancouver Jessie Nominations
Confessions, 1991

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