Jenna’s Publications and Editing Credits
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Education
PhD Creative and Critical Writing (University of East Anglia, 2011)
MA Distinction, Creative Writing: Poetry (University of East Anglia, 2006)
BEd Distinction, Secondary Education (University of Alberta, 2004)
BA English/Drama (University of Alberta, 2002)
Book Publications
Wells (University of Alberta Press, 2012, forthcoming, trade)
Love Letters (Snowapple Press, 2012, forthcoming)
Lepidopterists (stately/Plump Publishing, 2012, forthcoming)
Songs For a Broken Season (Snowapple Press, 2012, forthcoming)
Spindle (Snowapple Press, 2011)
Nyctogram: The Lewis Carroll Poems (The Olive Reading Series, 2010)
Aphelion (NeWest Press, 2010, trade)
Winter Ballast (Extra Virgin Press – The Olive Reading Series – 2008) View
Weather (Red Nettle Press, 2008)
Forcing Bloom (above/ground press’s Alberta Series, 2008) View
Grants and Awards
Literary Arts Project Grant (Alberta Foundation for the Arts, 2012)
Canadian Authors Association Exporting Alberta Award (2011)
Travel Grant (Edmonton Arts Council, 2011)
Travel Grant (Canada Council for the Arts, 2011)
Literary Arts Project Grant (Alberta Foundation for the Arts, 2010)
Top Three Manuscripts, CV2’s Show Me the Book Contest (2009)
Contemporary Verse 2’s 2-Day Poem Contest (First place, 2006)
Feile Filiochta, International Poetry Competition (Ireland, shortlisted, 2005)
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ‘s Alberta Anthology (First place, 2004)
Entrance Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Master’s Level (UEA, 2004)
James Patrick Folinsbee Award in Creative Writing (U of A, 2004)
Hazel Alberta Robinson Award in Creative Writing (U of A, 2003)
Jason Lang Scholarship for Academic Excellence (U of A, 2003)
Selected Journal, Magazine, and Anthology Publications
Lung Jazz: The Oxfam Book of Young British Poets (Cinnamon Press, UK, 2012)
Journal of the Association for Literature, the Environment, and Culture in Canada (featured poet, 2012)
Contemporary Verse 2 (featured poet, 2011)
Contemporary Verse 2 (2010)
The Rialto (UK, 2010)
WONK Magazine (stately/Plump Publishing, 2010)
The Optimisms Project (The Torontoist, 2010)
Interview with Douglas Barbour (Jacket, 2010)
Room Magazine (2010)
Home and Away (House of Blue Skies Press, featured poet, 2009)
A Verdant Green (Battered Silicon Dispatch Box Press, 2009)
The Garneau Review (above/ground press, 2009)
Contemporary Verse 2 (2008)
Writing the Land: Alberta Through Its Poets (House of Blue Skies Press, 2007)
Contemporary Verse 2 (2006)
Grain Magazine (2006)
The Moosehead Anthology X: Future Welcome (DC Books, 2005)
String to Bow (Leaf Press, 2005)
Otherwheres (Pen & Inc. Press, 2005)
Nthposition (2005)
Leaf Press (2005)
Memberships, Associations, Appointments
Poetry Judge, The National Magazine Awards (2012)
Board Editor, NeWest Press (2012)
Director, MacEwan Writing Works Program (Fall 2012 onward)
Writer in Residence, Djerassi Resident Artists Program (2011)
Board Member, NeWest Press (2011 onward)
Professional Member, The Canadian Authors Association (2011 onward)
Judge, Poetry Book of the Year (Alberta Book Publishers Association, 2010)
Full Member, The League of Canadian Poets (2005 onward)
Board Member and Treasurer, The Olive Reading Series (2005 onward)
Board Member, The Edmonton Poetry Festival (2006 and 2009)
Online Poet in Residence, The League of Canadian Poets (2007)
Poetry Mentor, The League of Canadian Poets (2007)
Selected Editing Credits
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Foreword to Naomi McIlwraith’s Kiyam (Athabasca University Press, forthcoming)
Blackbirds (Garry Ryan, NeWest Press, forthcoming)
preserving (Wendy McGrath, Rubicon Press, 2010)
Road Apples (Glen Sorestad, Rubicon Press, 2009)
Let Light Try All the Doors (John B. Lee, Rubicon Press, 2009)
Guidelines: Malaysia & Indonesia, 1998 (Ariel Gordon, Rubicon Press, 2009)
Berlin Album (David Zieroth, Rubicon Press, 2009)
Casual Notation of Earth-Shattering Events (Claire Sharpe, Rubicon Press, 2008)
The tech/tonic suite (Marcus McCann, Rubicon Press, 2008)
Day’s eye (Alan Loney, Rubicon Press, 2008)
the acts (rob mclennan, Rubicon Press, 2008)
Ghost Test Flights (Bill Howell, Rubicon Press, 2008)
Inherit the Earth (Joelene Heathcote, Rubicon Press, 2008)
Eggs in There (George Bowering, Rubicon Press, 2007)
Saved String (Lorri Neilsen Glenn, Rubicon Press, 2007)
Natural Curve (Todd Swift, Rubicon Press, 2006)
Teaching Experience
Grant MacEwan University (English Faculty, 2009-present)
The University of Alberta (Women’s Words instructor, 2011)
St. Peter’s College (reader, guest lecturer, 2010)
The University of Alberta (reader, panelist, 2010)
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards/Iskoteo Arts Festival (panelist, 2009)
The University of East Anglia (guest lecturer, 2009)
Grant MacEwan University (guest lecturer, 2008)
Book Reviews
Rudy Wiebe: Collected Stories 1955-2010 (New Trail Magazine, U of A, 2010)
John Donlan’s Spirit Engine (2010)
Barbara Klar’s Cypress (2009)
Diana Brebner’s The Ishtar Gate (2009)
Tim Bowling’s Fathom (2008)
Alice Major’s The Occupied World (2008)
Barbara Pelman’s One Stone (2007)
Nina Berkhout’s This Way The Road (2007)
Mitchell Parry’s Tacoma Narrows (2007)
Pamela Porter’s Stones Call Out (2007)
Douglas Barbour and Sheila Murphy’s Continuations (2007)
Jan Conn’s Jaguar Rain: The Margaret Mee Poems (2006)
Kimmy Beach’s Fake Paul (2006)
Jane Munro’s Point No Point (2006)
Meredith Quartermain’s Vancouver Walking (2006)