Jean E. Pendziwol is the author of more than a dozen critically-acclaimed books for adults and children, including Governor General’s Literary Award and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award winner Skating Wild on an Inland Sea (Groundwood Books, 2023), Governor General’s Literary Award and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award finalist Once Upon a Northern Night (Groundwood, 2013), and most recently, The Quiet Hunt (Groundwood, 2026). Her debut adult novel, The Lightkeeper’s Daughters, was a Globe and Mail bestseller, shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club selection, and winner of the Northern Lit Award. Her books for both adults and children have been translated into more than twenty languages and are available around the world. Jean E. lives in northwestern Ontario on the shores of Lake Superior and is often inspired by the people, history, and geography of the region.

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