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FRANCES KOZIAR

Canadian author

NONFICTION

Most of my nonfiction is published under a private penname, with the exceptions of:
1) Opinion Articles (mostly on poverty and classism)

2) Unitarian Universalist (multi-faith) writings for congregational use

Opinion Articles

-- "Changing 'homeless' to 'unhoused' won't fix the crisis". Published January 2025 in Ottawa Citizen. [Free access] https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/koziar-changing-homeless-to-unhoused-wont-fix-the-crisis

-- "Classism in the Canada Disability Benefit -- and in Kingston". Published May 2024 in The Kingstonist. [Free access] https://www.kingstonist.com/news/opinion-classism-in-the-canada-disability-benefit-and-in-kingston/

-- "Why I don't want anything to do with Barbie" (sexism). Published September 2023 in The Montreal Gazette. [Free access] https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-why-i-dont-want-anything-to-do-with-barbie

-- "Why We Need to Talk About Kingston's Shared Housing Crisis" (poverty in Kingston, ON). Published March 2022 in the Kingstonist. [Free access] https://www.kingstonist.com/culture/opinion/opinion-why-we-need-to-talk-about-kingstons-shared-housing-crisis/

-- "Why People Still Don't Care About Poverty, Despite the Pandemic" (classism in Canada). Published March 2022 in CBC: Opinion. [Free access] https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-pandemic-inadvertent-support-poverty-1.6367976

-- "The Meaning of Poor" (poverty and classism). Published in Best Canadian Essays 2021, September 2021. [Paid access] http://biblioasis.com/shop/new-release/best-canadian-essays-2021/

The Girl and the Windmill - A colourful splash art style AI painting of a small girl with her hair blowing in the wind looking up at a beautiful windmill on a flowering hill.

Strong Elven Woman -- A portrait of a beautiful tough-looking brown-skinned 60-ish year old elven woman staring unsmiling. She has black patterned tattoos across her face and collarbone, black hair tied back tightly behind her, and dangling earrings.

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