
Nicole Mae
(they/she) is an interdisciplinary artist from Saskatchewan, Canada.
Their poetry, films, and art works reflect themes of nostalgia, longing, prairie queerness, Hungarian diaspora, ill body, shame, and romantic love.
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Mae was a poetry finalist for the 2025 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award from Writers' Trust of Canada. They're an author of two poetry books—Youth and Screaming Sweet Nothings—and are in the works of releasing a third. Mae also teaches poetry on Skillshare, hosts creative writing workshops with Saskatchewan non-profits, and works as a book publicist for River Street Writing.
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Mae's films are accessible on YouTube. Their award-winning poetry films BRUTE (made possible by EMERGENT: (multi)media screening & showcase, sponsored by SK Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, Saskatchewan Filmpool Co., and Neutral Ground Artist Run Centre) What My Chest Says About Me, and I’m Not Your Daughter—I’m Something Worse are touring film festivals in North America.
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Mae is also the founder of Love Letters, a multimedia art subscription. Love Letters, along with their their paintings and commission requests, can be accessed on ko-fi.