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Canadian novelist
Jennifer Manuel
Born
(1971-01-03) 3 January 1971 (age 53) Toronto, Canada
Occupation
Author, novelist
Language
English
Education
Simon Fraser University (B.A.), University of British Columbia (BEd), University of Victoria (Graduate Certificate)
Alma mater
Simon Fraser University
University of British Columbia
University of Victoria
Notable works
The Heaviness of Things That Float
Dressed to Play
Head to Head
Open Secrets
Notable awards
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize[1] (2017)
Website
www.jenmanuel.com
Jennifer Manuel is a Canadian novelist and short-story writer. She has published one literary novel and three books for young readers. Her debut novel The Heaviness of Things That Float won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize in 2017.[2][3] She has published two middle-grade sports novels including Dressed to Play and Head to Head, which was nominated for The Red Cedar Awards in 2021. Her young adult novel, Open Secrets, addresses grooming in the music industry. She has also published short stories in The Fiddlehead, Prism International, and Room Magazine.[4] Her short story, "Urchin," was a Western Magazine finalist.[5]
Born in Toronto, Canada, she grew up in White Rock, British Columbia.[6] She is the daughter of children's author Lynn Manuel. She currently resides on Vancouver Island, where she teaches English and is the Head of Indigenous Initiatives and Engagement at Shawnigan Lake School.[4][7] She is the Founder of the TRC Reading Challenge, an initiative that encourages all Canadians to read the TRC Report.[8]
^"Douglas Coupland headlines list of 2017 B.C. Book prize winners". Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^"Jennifer Manuel wins big at the 33rd annual BC Book Prizes – Cowichan Valley Citizen". www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^"Victoria writer Monique Gray Smith earns B.C. Book Prize". Victoria Times Colonist. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ abdomansky (8 May 2017). "Alumna Jennifer Manuel Receivese Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize". Faculty of Education. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^"Cowichan Valley writer to headline next YakFest on March 1 – Cowichan Valley Citizen". www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^"Jennifer Manuel on a nurse's struggle to belong to a First Nations community | CBC Radio". CBC News. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022.
^"Of 'Heaviness' and hope: Q&A with author Jennifer Manuel". Vancouver Is Awesome. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^"B.C. author challenges Canadians to sign up for TRC reading challenge". CBC News. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022.
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