Courtney Bates-Hardy’s debut collection of poetry, House of Mystery (2016) is a beautifully dark and vivid collection of poems that tears down familiar ideas about fairy tales. She holds a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from the University of Regina. Her poems have appeared in a variety of publications, including Room, CAROUSEL, Juniper, This Magazine, and the Canadian Medical Association Journal. House of Mystery was nominated for the 2017 Elgin Award. Her first chapbook, Sea Foam, was published by JackPine Press in December 2013 and sold out in six months. Her poems have been featured in Imaginarium 4: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing and The Best Canadian Poetry 2021. She is currently working on her second manuscript of poetry, tentatively titled Anatomy of a Monster. Courtney lives in Regina with her partner and their cat.
You can find her on Twitter (@poetcourtney) or email her at courtney.bates@hotmail.com.
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Courtney Bates-Hardy 
Your current project sounds interesting! I’m guessing you’re already familiar with Anne Sexton’s collection “Transformations” — there’s another book that you might find interesting: “Becoming the Villainess” by Jannine Hall Gailey (Steel Toe Books).
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My manuscript is actually finished! I’m just searching for a publisher right now, while I continue working on some monster poems. I talked about Anne Sexton’s “Transformations” in my thesis and I’ve got two of Jeannine Hall Gailey’s books (“Becoming the Villainness” and “Unexplained Fevers”). I recently picked up Sandra Kasturi’s “Animal Bridegroom,” which I’m really enjoying!
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