Amy Jones (writer)
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Amy Jones is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel We're All in This Together was a shortlisted finalist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour in 2017."Leacock Medal Finalists Revealed". The Globe and Mail, May 6, 2017.
Jones was a finalist for the Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award for emerging writers in 2005, and won the CBC Literary Award for Short Fiction in 2006.[http://rdnewsnow.com/community/news/557197/meet-red-deer-reads-2017-winning-author-amy-jones "Meet Red Deer Reads 2017 Winning Author Amy Jones"]. RDNewsNow, October 20, 2017. Her debut short story collection, What Boys Like, won the 2008 Metcalf-Rooke Award and was a finalist for the 2010 ReLit Award for short fiction.
in 2020, filming began on the screen adaptation of We're All in This Together, directed by and starring Katie Boland who also wrote the screenplay. The film also stars Martha Burns and Alisha Newton.{{Cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=2020-08-05|title=Alisha Newton & Martha Burns Among Cast For Canadian Feature 'We're All In This Together' From Writer-Director-Actress Katie Boland|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/alisha-newton-martha-burns-among-cast-for-canadian-feature-were-all-in-this-together-from-writer-director-actress-katie-boland-1203004583/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}
Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jones was based in Thunder Bay, Ontario for several years as a creative writing instructor at Lakehead University.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/amy-jones-novel-launch-1.3620194 "Amy Jones launches first novel, set in Thunder Bay"]. CBC Thunder Bay, June 8, 2016. She currently resides in Toronto.
Her second novel, Every Little Piece of Me, was published in 2019.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/28-works-of-canadian-fiction-to-watch-for-in-spring-2019-1.4982303 "28 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2019"]. CBC Books, January 25, 2019.
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Further reading
- {{cite web |author={{Text|Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia}} |author-mask=[Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia] |interviewer-last=Byggdin |interviewer-first=K.R. |interviewer-link=K.R. Byggdin |date=2022 |title=Author spotlight: Amy Jones |url=https://writers.ns.ca/author-spotlights/author-spotlight-amy-jones/ |website=writers.ns.ca |location=Halifax, NS |publisher=Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia |access-date=22 June 2025}}
External links
- {{official website|https://amyjonesauthor.com/}}
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Category:21st-century Canadian novelists
Category:21st-century Canadian short story writers
Category:Canadian women novelists
Category:Canadian women short story writers
Category:Writers from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Category:21st-century Canadian women writers
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Category:Novelists from Nova Scotia
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