Jenn Ashton is an award-winning author and visual artist living in North Vancouver, B.C. She is the author of the prize-winning "Siamelaht" in British Columbia History in 2019.
She is a Director on the Board of the Federation of British Columbia Writers (Hiatus), is a member of the Indigenous Editors Association and her latest book: People Like Frank and Other Stories from the Edge of Normal (Tidewater 2020) has just been shortlisted for the Indigenous Voices Award for Fiction 2021.
Jenn has also just completed a year as a Teaching Assistant in the Simon Fraser University's Writer's Studio and is now studying at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Professional Education after winning the 2020 Jackson Mooney Grant from The Dystonia MedicJenn Ashton is an award-winning author and visual artist living in North Vancouver, B.C. She is the author of the prize-winning "Siamelaht" in British Columbia History in 2019.
She is a Director on the Board of the Federation of British Columbia Writers (Hiatus), is a member of the Indigenous Editors Association and her latest book: People Like Frank and Other Stories from the Edge of Normal (Tidewater 2020) has just been shortlisted for the Indigenous Voices Award for Fiction 2021.
Jenn has also just completed a year as a Teaching Assistant in the Simon Fraser University's Writer's Studio and is now studying at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Professional Education after winning the 2020 Jackson Mooney Grant from The Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, Canada.
She is currently working on numerous projects including a book about the history of her family in the lower mainland and is the 2021 Writer in Residence at The British Columbia History Magazine....more