Emily Austin (writer)

Emily Austin is a Canadian writer based in Ottawa, Ontario, whose debut novel Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead was a shortlisted finalist for the 2022 Amazon.ca First Novel Award.[1]

Biography

Early life

Born and raised in St. Thomas, Ontario, she studied English literature, religious studies and library and information science at the University of Western Ontario.[2]

Career

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead, her debut novel, was published in 2021.[3] In addition to the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, the book was also longlisted for the 2022 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour,[4] and shortlisted for the 2022 Ottawa Book Award for English fiction.[5]

In 2024, she published her second novel, Interesting Facts About Space,[6] and the poetry collection Gay Girl Prayers.[7] She released her third novel, We Could be Rats,[8] in January 2025. Her fourth novel, Is This A Cry For Help?, released on January 13, 2026.[9]

Personal life

She identifies as queer.[3]

Bibliography

Novels

  • 2021 : Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead, Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781982167363.
  • 2024 : Interesting Facts About Space
  • 2025 : We Could Be Rats
  • 2026 : Is This a Cry for Help?

Poetry

  • 2024 : Gay Girl Prayers

References

  1. ^ The Canadian Press (2022-05-10). "Retired bricklayer among six debut novelists vying for $60,000 Amazon Canada First Novel Award". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  2. ^ "Emily Austin Uses Her Trademark Sass to Rewrite Bible Verses for the LGBTQIA+ Community". Open Book, February 28, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Mel Woods, "Death is around every corner in this queer author’s grimly funny debut novel". Xtra Magazine, July 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Longlist announced for 2022 Stephen Leacock medal". Quill & Quire, June 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Megan Gillis, "Finalists revealed for Ottawa Book Awards". Ottawa Citizen, September 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "Emily Austin's latest novel Interesting Facts About Space explores reckoning with fear and letting people in". The Next Chapter, April 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Why Emily Austin rewrote parts of the Bible through a queer and feminist lens". Q, March 1, 2024.
  8. ^ WE COULD BE RATS | Kirkus Reviews.
  9. ^ Simon & Schuster (September 2, 2025). "A Q & A with Emily Austin on Her Latest Novel, Is This a Cry for Help?". Library Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
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