Jeanette Lynes holds a Ph.D. in Canadian Literature (York University) and an MFA in Creative Writing (University of Southern Maine). She has published scholarly articles on Canadian literary regionalism, Canadian poetry, Canadian fiction and, more recently, an essay in The Literary History of Saskatchewan Vol. 2 on Saskatchewan poets of the 1980s. She edited a volume on Canadian poet M. Travis Lane for the Laurier Poetry Series (Wilfrid Laurier University Press). In 2015, her co-edited volume, with David Eso, Where the Nights are Twice as Long: Love Letters of Canadian Poets was published by Goose Lane Editions. Jeanette is the author of seven collections of poetry, most recently Bedlam Cowslip: The John Clare Poems, recipient of the 2016 Saskatchewan Arts Board Poetry Award. Jeanette's second novel, The Small Things That End The World was published by Coteau Books in 2018. Her first novel, The Factory Voice was long-listed for the 2009 Scotia Bank Giller Prize and a ReLit Award. Jeanette was recently a Visiting Fellow at Bard Graduate Center in New York City and Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh. She teaches Canadian literature and creative writing and directs the MFA in Writing.
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