LITERARY WRITING
(M)other, Bouton d’or Acadie, March 2020.
Mère(s) et monde, translated by Sylvie Nicolasm Bouton d’or Acadie, March 2020.
Shortlisted for the 2019 CBC Poetry Prize.
Psychomachia, Quattro Books, 2016.
Shortlisted for the 2017 ReLit Awards.
Shortlisted for the 2016 Ken Klonsky Novella Contest.
PLAYWRITING
MACHINES AND MOSS
Machines and Moss, directed by Kate Moss, National Arts Centre, June 21, 2024, Radio play; listen here.
Part of the NAC’s Irresistible Neighbourhood Series.
BLISSFUL STATE OF SURRENDER
Blissful State of Surrender, directed by Bronwyn Steinberg, Great Canadian Theatre Company, Feb-March, 2022. Cast list. Shortlisted for 5 Rideau Awards, winner of Best Actress (Dana Užarević)
Praise for Blissful State of Surrender:
“Blissful State of Surrender seamlessly blends drama and tragedy with comedy. It is a touching tribute to the strength and resilience of Bosnian families despite the harrowing events they have had to overcome.” — Courtney Castelino, BroadwayWorld
“It accomplishes something rather rare in the theatre—it’s a drama that tackles ‘heavy’ topics, but which also successfully delivers flashes of comedy and even a few bits of slapstick.”— Barbara Popel, Apt613
“Blissful State of Surrender not only opens your eyes to the hardships and intricacies of life as a Bosnian refugee but also proves relatable to any audience member that has a loud, passionate and somewhat dysfunctional family.” — Sophie Panton, The Charlatan
WHY WORRY ABOUT THEIR FUTURES
Why Worry About Their Futures, directed by Joël Beddows, undercurrents festival, Feb, 2023. Cast list.
A triptych of three shorts: “The Sky It Falls” by Keith Barker, “The Auden Test” by Lawrence Aronovitch, and “Expecting” by Sanita Fejzić.
Praise for Why Worry About Their Futures:
“With recurring dialogue about queerness and the climate rapidly changing, we are shown events that have been considered regular to some degree but are heightened by context: a high-stakes [chicken] delivery, a poet speaking in a park, bringing life into a world that is quite possibly ending.” – Julia Bueneman, Apt 613
“[W]e’re not strangers to talking about climate change. Like a lot of young people, we have some concerns about what our future is going to look like, and Why Worry About Their Futures reflects our worries about the future of the world right back at us.” Victoria Drybrough, The Fulcrum
CREATIVE NON-FICTION
Dis(s)ent, co-edited with George Elliott Clarke, In/Words Magazine and Press (Carleton University), 2018.
Refuge(e), co-edited with Lise Rochefort, In/Words Magazine and Press (Carleton University), 2016.
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
Awards:
Longlisted for the 2020 Flash Fiction Contest, Room Magazine.
Shortlisted for the 2019 Malahat Review Long Poem Prize.
Shortlisted for the 2018 CBC Poetry Prize.
Winner of the 2017 Lillian I. Found Poetry Prize.
Shortlisted for the 2017 Canada ReLit Awards.
Shortlisted for the 2014 and 2016 Ken Klonsky Novella Contest.
Residencies:
Playwrights’ Retreat, Stratford Theatre Festival, Oct-Nov, 2023.
Poet in residence, Late Winter Writers Online Residency – 2023, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, February 6-17, 2023.
Playwright in residence, Great Canadian Theatre Company, 2020-2021.
Writer in residence, Dane Zajc Writers’ Studio, Ljubljana, Slovenia. August 1-30, 2018.
THANK YOU
Beyond acknowledgment, I wish to become worthy of living and working on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin, Anishinabek territory. By becoming worthy, I mean treading lightly and respectfully on this land in ethical relations with others, including nonhumans who co-belong here.
I am grateful for the continued financial support of The City of Ottawa, The Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Fejzić is pronounced fey-zitch. If you can say Nietzsche, you can say Fejzić.