# Teva Harrison

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**Teva Harrison** (August 20, 1976, [Williams, Oregon](/source/Williams,_Oregon), U.S. – April 28, 2019, [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto,_Ontario), Canada)[1] was a Canadian-American writer and graphic artist. She was diagnosed with [metastatic breast cancer](/source/Metastatic_breast_cancer) at age 37, and began to document her experiences with the terminal illness using illustrations and essays.[2] Her works were compiled into a graphic memoir called [*In-Between Days*](/source/In_Between_Days_(comic)).[3] The book was a finalist for the 2016 [Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction](/source/Governor_General's_Award_for_English-language_non-fiction),[4] and put Harrison on the list of 16 Torontonians to Watch.[5] Harrison won the 2016 [Kobo Emerging Writer Prize](/source/Kobo_Emerging_Writer_Prize),[1] and was a finalist for the 2017 [Joe Shuster Award](/source/Joe_Shuster_Award) for Cartoonist/Auteur.[6]

She also published *The Joyful Living Colouring Book*[7] in 2016, and a posthumous collection of poetry of drawings, *Not One of These Poems is About You* was published in January 2020.[8]

She wrote for *[The Walrus](/source/The_Walrus)*,[9] *[Granta](/source/Granta)*,[10] and *[HuffPost](/source/HuffPost)*,[11] and was featured in the *[Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*,[12] *[Creative Mornings](/source/CreativeMornings)*,[13] [*HuffPost Canada*](/source/HuffPost),[14][15] [*Kirkus Review*](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)*s*,[16] *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*,[17][18] and *[WNYC](/source/WNYC)*.[19] She also spoke on [CBC Radio](/source/CBC_Radio) about her experience.[20][21] She became a respected voice on issues around metastatic breast cancer,[22] opioids,[23] and the power of nature.[24][25]

Harrison's art was featured in a solo exhibition[26] at the [Winnipeg Art Gallery](/source/Winnipeg_Art_Gallery) in 2017, and she was the lead illustrator of *Draw Me Close*, a virtual-reality theatre production, created by [Jordan Tannahill](/source/Jordan_Tannahill) and co-produced by the [National Theatre](/source/Royal_National_Theatre) and the [National Film Board](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada). Sections of *Draw Me Close* were featured at the 2017 [Tribeca Film Festival](/source/Tribeca_Film_Festival) and the 74th [Venice Film Festival](/source/Venice_Film_Festival).[27] *Draw Me Close* was to have its North American premiere with Toronto's [Soulpepper](/source/Soulpepper) in 2020.

## Death

Harrison died in Toronto from metastatic breast cancer, aged 42, some six years after her diagnosis. Survivors included her husband, David Leonard.[28][29][30]

## References

1. van Koeverden, Jane (2019-04-28). ["Teva Harrison, award-winning Toronto cartoonist, dead at 42"](https://www.cbc.ca/books/teva-harrison-award-winning-toronto-cartoonist-dead-at-42-1.5114613). *[CBC Books](/source/CBC_Books)*. Retrieved 2019-04-30.

1. ["Teva Harrison – Wordfest"](http://wordfest.com/speaker/teva-harrison/). *wordfest.com*. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. ["Cancer patient Teva Harrison draws on her inner strength | Toronto Star"](https://www.thestar.com/life/2016/04/19/cancer-patient-teva-harrison-draws-on-her-inner-strength.html). *thestar.com*. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. ["Past GGBooks winners and finalists"](http://ggbooks.ca/past-winners-and-finalists). *Governor General's Literary Awards*. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. ["Sixteen Torontonians to watch in 2016"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/2016-to-watch/article27970077/). Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. ["The 2017 Joe Shuster Awards Receives This Year's Nominees"](https://www.cgmagonline.com/2017/07/10/joe-shuster-award-nominees-announced/). *CGMagazine*. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

1. ["The Joyful Living Colouring Book"](https://houseofanansi.com/products/the-joyful-living-colouring-book). *House of Anansi Press*. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

1. van Koeverden, Jane (2019-07-19). ["Teva Harrison's illustrated poetry collection to be posthumously published in Jan. 2020"](https://www.cbc.ca/books/teva-harrison-s-illustrated-poetry-collection-to-be-posthumously-published-in-jan-2020-1.5214999). *CBC*. Retrieved 2019-11-06.

1. ["Teva Harrison | The Walrus"](https://thewalrus.ca/author/teva-harrison/). *thewalrus.ca*. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. ["Teva Harrison"](https://granta.com/contributor/teva-harrison/). *Granta Magazine*. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

1. ["Teva Harrison"](https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/author/teva-harrison/). *HuffPost Canada*. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

1. ["Writing graphic memoir was this woman's answer to terminal cancer"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/graphic-memoir-looks-at-incurable-cancer-from-the-eyes-of-a-woman-in-her-prime/article29644296/). Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. ["Teva Harrison | CreativeMornings/TO"](https://creativemornings.com/talks/teva-harrison/1). *CreativeMornings*. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. ["Living With Cancer | HuffPost Canada"](http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/living-with-cancer/). *HuffPost Canada*. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. ["Memoir | HuffPost Canada"](http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/memoir/). *HuffPost Canada*. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. [*IN-BETWEEN DAYS by Teva Harrison | Kirkus Reviews*](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/teva-harrison/in-between-days-memoir/)

1. Ulinich, Anya (2017-05-16). ["Writers Recount Stories of Grief and Joy in Illustrated Panels"](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/books/review/in-between-days-a-memoir-teva-harrison.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. Gubar, Susan (2017-10-12). ["Cancer Humor"](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/well/live/cancer-humor.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. ["Teva Harrison's 'In-Between Days'"](https://www.wnyc.org/story/4d5e7bd4b8d8fe61f1ca471b/), retrieved 2018-03-22

1. ["Teva Harrison on turning living with incurable cancer into art | CBC Radio"](http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/teva-harrison-on-cancer-michael-coren-on-gay-marriage-1.3581810/teva-harrison-on-turning-living-with-incurable-cancer-into-art-1.3581835). *CBC*. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. ["Teva Harrison, Michael Coren | CBC News"](http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/teva-harrison-michael-coren-1.3577155?autoplay=true). *CBC*. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

1. Allen, Corrina. ["Why everyone needs to start talking about Metastatic Breast Cancer"](https://www.theloop.ca/why-everyone-needs-to-start-talking-about-metastatic-breast-cancer/). *The Loop*. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

1. Harrison, Teva (2018-08-23). ["The Other Side of Fentanyl"](https://thewalrus.ca/the-other-side-of-fentanyl/). *The Walrus*. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

1. ["Above the Tree Line"](https://granta.com/above-the-tree-line-teva-harrison/). *Granta Magazine*. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

1. ["This Is Why I Collect Four-Leaf Clovers (It's Not for Luck)"](https://www.rd.com/true-stories/inspiring/why-collect-four-leaf-clovers/). *Reader's Digest*. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

1. ["Winnipeg Art Gallery exhibit aims to inspire hope"](https://globalnews.ca/news/3860352/winnipeg-art-gallery-exhibit-aims-to-inspire-hope/). *Global News*. Retrieved 2019-10-28.

1. ["VR takes to the stage: How Jordan Tannahill's latest project weaves a virtual narrative"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/article-theatre-goes-3-d-how-jordan-tannahills-latest-project-weaves-a/). Retrieved 2019-10-28.

1. ["Toronto writer Teva Harrison remembered for graphic memoir about cancer"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-toronto-writer-teva-harrison-remembered-for-graphic-memoir-about/). Retrieved 2019-11-07.

1. [""She made being human into an art": Remembering Teva Harrison, 1976–2019"](https://quillandquire.com/omni/she-made-being-human-into-an-art-remembering-teva-harrison-1976-2019/). *Quill and Quire*. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

1. ["Teva Harrison, award-winning writer and cartoonist, dies at age 42 | The Star"](https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2019/04/29/teva-harrison-award-winning-writer-and-cartoonist-dies-at-age-42.html). *The Toronto Star*. April 29, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

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