Janice Lynn Mather

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Janice Lynne Mather
Born (1981-12-29) December 29, 1981 (age 41)
Bahamas
EducationUniversity of British Columbia
GenreYoung adult fiction
Website
www.janicelynnmather.com

Janice Lynn Mather (born December 29, 1981) [1] is a Bahamian-born Canadian writer and author of young adult fiction based in British Columbia.

Mather moved to Canada in 2002 to study creative writing. [2] She obtained a B.A. and M.A. in fine arts from the University of British Columbia. [3] She has lived in Tsawwassen, British Columbia since 2011. [2]

Mather's first novel, Learning to Breathe, was published in 2018. Fifteen years in the making the novel focuses on 16-year-old Indira Ferguson as she attempts to step out of the shadow of her mother's reputation and find her own path. [4] [5] It was named to the short list of the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature. [6] Her second novel Facing the Sun, a coming of age story about four young women set in the Bahamas, was published in 2020. [7] The book takes place over the course of a summer during which a property developer signals interest in purchasing a local beach. [8]

Her short story collection Uncertain Kin was published in 2022.

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