Amy Jones (writer)

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Amy Jones is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel We're All in This Together was a shortlisted finalist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour in 2017. [1]

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Jones was a finalist for the Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award for emerging writers in 2005, and won the CBC Literary Award for Short Fiction in 2006. [2] Her debut short story collection, What Boys Like, won the 2008 Metcalf-Rooke Award and was a finalist for the 2010 ReLit Award for short fiction. [2]

in 2020, filming began on the screen adaptation of We're All in This Together , directed by and starring Katie Boland who also wrote the screenplay. The film also stars Martha Burns and Alisha Newton. [3]

Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jones was based in Thunder Bay, Ontario for several years as a creative writing instructor at Lakehead University. [4] She currently resides in Toronto.

Her second novel, Every Little Piece of Me, was published in 2019. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Leacock Medal Finalists Revealed". The Globe and Mail , May 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Meet Red Deer Reads 2017 Winning Author Amy Jones". RDNewsNow , October 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2020-08-05). "Alisha Newton & Martha Burns Among Cast For Canadian Feature 'We're All In This Together' From Writer-Director-Actress Katie Boland". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  4. ↑ "Amy Jones launches first novel, set in Thunder Bay". CBC Thunder Bay, June 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "28 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2019". CBC Books, January 25, 2019.

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