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Jennifer Craig

ジェニファー・クレイグ

Jenifā Kureigu

Aliases: Jennifer Lynn Craig / Jennifer Rice (née)

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1934
Died
2023-06-01 （Nelson, British Columbia） age 89
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Nelson, British Columbia → Orillia → Yorkshire

Career

Occupations
writer, novelist
Active Years
2009-2023

Awards

Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
2018
Work: Gone to Pot
Organization: Stephen Leacock Associates
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Gone to Pot

2017 humour novel

A British Columbia grandmother who resorts to growing marijuana in her basement during a time of financial desperation.

financial desperationmarijuanagrandmotherhood

Yes Sister, No Sister: My Life as a Trainee Nurse in 1950s Yorkshire

2010 memoir

Her life as a trainee nurse in 1950s Yorkshire.

nursing training1950s Yorkshire

Jabs, Jenner and Juggernauts: a Look at Vaccination

2009 non-fiction

A look at vaccination.

vaccination

Mary Lou's Brew

2014 novel

Self-published novel.

Bibliography

  • Gone to Pot (2017)
  • Yes Sister, No Sister: My Life as a Trainee Nurse in 1950s Yorkshire (2010)
  • Jabs, Jenner and Juggernauts: a Look at Vaccination (2009)
  • Mary Lou's Brew (2014)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
humorous style
Recurring Motifs
everyday humoursocial issues

Health

  • stroke
    2018年6月
    Suffered during an advance ceremony for the Stephen Leacock Award in Orillia; daughter accepted the award on her behalf.

Legacy

Canadian writer best known for her 2017 novel Gone to Pot, which won the 2018 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.

Trivia

  • Suffered a stroke in Orillia during the Stephen Leacock Award advance ceremony.
  • Died at home in Nelson, BC on June 1, 2023, surrounded by family.