Thirteen awards were handed out last night at Paul O’Regan Hall to the authors, illustrators and publishers representing the best of the past year in Atlantic Canadian literary offerings. The winners: Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction Barrelling Forward by Eva Crocker (House of Anansi Press) Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature The Painting by […]
Jen Powley
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Read an excerpt from Just Jen
Just Jen book launch Wednesday, May 3 Halifax Central Library, Paul O’Regan Hall 7pm Jen Powley was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at fifteen. By thirty-five, she had lost the use of her arms and legs. With Just Jen, Powley produces a powerful memoir of what happens after diagnosis, and how a person’s life can change. […]