Jessica Johns
BIO
Biography
Jessica Johns is a nehiyaw aunty with English-Irish ancestry and a member of Sucker Creek First Nation in Treaty 8 territory in Northern Alberta. Her debut novel, Bad Cree, was shortlisted for the Amazon first novel award and won the MacEwan Book of the Year prize.
ADDRESS
City: Edmonton,
Province/Territory: Alberta
EMAIL
jessicasbjohns@gmail.com
GENRE
Fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Bad Cree
Publisher
HarperCollins Canada
Year
2023
AWARDS
Awards
Name
MacEwan Book of the Year
Publication
Bad Cree
Year
2023
LINKS
Links
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
EQUITY INITIATIVE
As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
Members who identify as:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
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Programs & Interests
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