TEVA HARRISON
was an artist, writer and cartoonist. She was the author of the bestselling, award-winning, critically-acclaimed hybrid graphic memoir, In-Between Days, published by House of Anansi Press. The book won the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Non-Fiction and was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction and the Joe Shuster Award for Cartoonist/Auteur.
45 works from In-Between Days have been exhibited in a solo show at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
She was also the author of Not One of These Poems is About You, a collection of poetry and drawings, published posthumously by House of Anansi Press in January 2020.
Teva was Principal Illustrator for the National Film Board/National Theatre production of playwright Jordan Tannahill's Draw Me Close: A Memoir, a virtual reality theatrical experience blending live theatre and virtual reality technology. She was nominated for a 2022 Dora Award for Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design.
She was a Canadian Magazine Award and National Magazine Award finalist whose writing and/or comics have appeared in The Walrus, Granta, Quill & Quire, Huffington Post, Carte Blanche, Reader's Digest (Canada, International and US editions), The Globe and Mail, and more. She was a regular commentator on CBC Radio, in the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, and appeared on programs including Canada AM, The Agenda with Steve Paikin, Space TV's InnerSpace, The Morning Show, in Maclean's, Chatelaine, Rabble, and more.
Teva was a strong advocate for people living with chronic illness. She also regularly spoke on creativity and led workshops on telling life stories.
In-Between Days, Not One of These Poems is About You, and Teva's adult colouring book, The Joyful Living Colouring Book are available in stores across Canada and the United States, and can be ordered directly from House of Anansi's website.
Harrison died of metastatic breast cancer in 2019 at age forty-two. Born and raised in rural Oregon, Teva lived in Toronto with her husband.