Jennifer Craig (writer)
Jennifer Lynn Craig (née Rice; 1934 – June 1, 2023) was a Canadian writer, most noted for her 2017 novel Gone to Pot.[1] The book, about a British Columbia grandmother who resorts to growing marijuana in her basement during a time of financial desperation, won the 2018 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.[2]
Her memoir Yes Sister, No Sister: My Life as a Trainee Nurse in 1950s Yorkshire was published by Ebury Press in 2010; Jabs, Jenner and Juggernauts: a Look at Vaccination was published by Impact Investigative Media Productions in 2009 and she self-published the novel Mary Lou's Brew in 2014.
While in Orillia for the Stephen Leacock Award ceremony, Craig suffered a stroke during an advance ceremony to honour the nominees.[3] She was immediately rushed to hospital, and her daughter had to accept the Leacock Award on her behalf.[3]
Craig died at home in Nelson BC on June 1, 2023, at home, with her family by her side.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pot-growing granny brings a big buzz". Winnipeg Free Press, April 8, 2017.
- ^ "B.C.-based author Jennifer Craig wins Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour". The Globe and Mail, June 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "Author Jennifer Craig recovering in B.C. hospital after suffering stroke". The Globe and Mail, June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Jennifer Craig". Thompson Funeral Service. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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