JESSICA GRANT is a writer and educator. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, she's had many of her short stories published in journals such as Event, New Quarterly and Grain, and in anthologies such as The Penguin Book of Contemporary Canadian Women's Short Stories. Making Light of Tragedy is her first collection of short stories, and Come, Thou Tortoise is her first novel. She has taught classes on creative writing and short fiction, and has been nominated and won numerous awards, including the Western Magazine Award for Fiction, the Journey Prize, the Winterset Award, and the Amazon. ca First Novel Award.
