Jackson, Lorna M. 1956–

PERSONAL: Born January 11, 1956, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; daughter of Rex (an appraiser) and Edith (a bookseller; maiden name, Bryer) Jackson; married Tom Henry (a writer and editor); children: Lily Kate Henry. Education: University of Victoria, B.A., 1990, M.A., 1993.

ADDRESSES: Home—4753 Rocky Point Rd., Victoria, British Columbia V9C 4E9, Canada. Office—University of Victoria, Department of Writing, P.O. Box 11700, STN CSC Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2, Canada. Agent—Anne McDermid, Anne McDermid and Associates, 92 Willcocks St., Toronto, Ontario M53 1C8, Canada. E-mail—ljackson@finearts.uvic.ca.

CAREER: Writer. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, musician, 1978–86; University of Victoria, lecturer and assistant professor, 1995–.

WRITINGS:

Dressing for Hope (short stories), Goose Lane Editions (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada), 1995.

A Game to Play on the Tracks (novel), Porcupine's Quill (Erin, Ontario, Canada), 2003.

Malahat Review, editorial board member.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Cold-Cocked: On Hockey, a nonfiction book, expected 2005; Flirt: The Interviews, a work of creative nonfiction, expected 2005.

SIDELIGHTS: Lorna M. Jackson told CA: "In early writing, my work was influenced by the music I was playing and the life I was leading traveling through British Columbia as a saloon singer. More recently, in fiction and nonfiction, I continue to explore the generative and creative aftermath of grief and the roles of art, sport, and landscape in how we endure often difficult lives. I live in Metchosin, British Columbia, a small rural community. We raise sheep and chickens and garden well enough to fill our freezer. This life, too—its strong nouns and active verbs—feeds my writing."