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Jeanette Lynes holds a Ph.D. from York University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Maine. She is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan, where she also serves as the Director of the MFA Writing program and a faculty member in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Culture and Creativity. Jeanette is a prolific author, known for her novels like 'Apothecary’s Garden,' which made the Toronto Star’s Canadian Fiction Bestsellers list for seven weeks in 2022, and won the Saskatchewan Book Award for Book of the Year. Her novel 'Factory Voice' was long-listed for the Scotia Bank Giller Prize. In addition to her novels, Jeanette has published seven collections of poetry, including 'Bedlam Cowslip: John Clare Poems,' which won the Saskatchewan Arts Board Poetry Award. Her essays and scholarly articles on Canadian regionalism and literature have appeared in prominent publications. Jeanette has been a Visiting Scholar at various prestigious institutions, including Bard Graduate Center and the University of Edinburgh's Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Currently, she is working on her fourth novel and a project focused on creative writing pedagogy.
University of Saskatchewan • Saskatoon, SK
Teaching and supervising in the Department of English, focusing on creative writing and Canadian literature.
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