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Writer-in-Residence

One Book UWinnipeg


The 1BUW 2019 Writer-in-Residence is Jen Storm. She will be on campus the week of October 21st-25th to consult with members of the UW community about their own projects and to meet with students, faculty, and staff.

Jen StormJen Storm, 1BUW Writer-in-Residence

Office: CRiCS/CRYTC (3C25)

Office Hours October 21-25

Monday            11:00am-1:00pm
Tuesday           2:00pm-4:00pm
Wednesday      4:00pm-6:00pm (followed by 1BUW Panel at 7:00pm)
Thursday         9:00am-12:00pm
Friday              1:00pm-3:00pm

Jen Storm is an Ojibwe writer from the Couchiching First Nation in Northwestern Ontario. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jen completed Deadly Loyalties, her first novel, at age fourteen. Fire Starters was her first graphic novel. She is a contributing author to This Place: 150 Years Retold and the upcoming graphic novel anthology Moonshot Volume 3. Currently, she working on another graphic novel and is an acquisitions editor for a new Indigenous graphic novel series with Highwater Press. Jen was a 2017 recipient for the CBC Manitoba’s Future 40 Under 40. She can be found on Instagram @jenstorm where she shares her passion for creating art and posts updates on her future projects.

 

Watch Jen Storm talk about her chapter in This Place: 150 Years Retold