HANNAH ADELINE GARDINER is a writer from Kitchener, Ontario. Her work thinks through a subjective poetics of art, culture, relationships, and place. Hannah's writing has been recently published or is forthcoming in Arc Poetry Magazine, long con magazine, Queen's Quarterly, The Temz Review, and Toque Magazine. In 2025, she received grants from Canada Council for the Arts and the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund to develop her first book. She holds a master's degree in literary studies from the University of Waterloo.

As a cultural organizer, Hannah has directed a range of independent and collaborative community projects, including parades, public film screenings, and a translated poetry collection. These projects have been supported by public and private funds, including from the City of Kitchener, the City of Waterloo, TD Park People Grants, 8 80 Cities and the Balsam Foundation, the Brubacher House Museum, the University of Waterloo, and the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario.

Headshot by Phi Doan Photography.