About the Mama of Dada
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.
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