Location: Canada
Member Since:
Nov. 21, 2014
J. Jill Robinson
Biography
In addition to Residual Desire, J. Jill Robinson is the author of one novel, More In Anger (Thomas Allen 2012), and three other collections of short stories. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been anthologized, and have appeared in many literary journals. Her awards include two Western Magazine Awards, two Saskatchewan Book Awards, two prizes for creative non-fiction from Event magazine, the PRISM international fiction contest and the Howard O'Hagan award for short fiction. She holds an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, and an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Calgary.
Books
Out With The Old
by J. Jill Robinson
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 4,750.
Language:
English.
Published: December 26, 2014
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Categories:
Essay » Author profile, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
This touching and direct personal essay about a father’s struggle with ageing and alcohol, and reflections on a daughter’s teen pregnancy, was anthologized in Slice Me Some Truth: An Anthology of Canadian creative nonfiction.
That Story Is Your Mother’s
by J. Jill Robinson
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 8,220.
Language:
English.
Published: December 26, 2014
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Categories:
Essay » Author profile, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
This terrifically moving personal essay about mother whose child is abducted by his father first appeared in Prairie Fire magazine.
One Night At The Oceanview
by J. Jill Robinson
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 2,510.
Language:
English.
Published: December 24, 2014
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Categories:
Essay » Author profile, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
A quiet night of mother and son camping explodes into a firsthand experience with the SWAT team. Originally published in Geist magazine.
The Letter
by J. Jill Robinson
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 3,510.
Language:
English.
Published: December 23, 2014
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Categories:
Essay » Author profile, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
This poignant personal essay about the reunion between a birth mother and her son won Event magazine’s creative nonfiction contest and was anthologized in Somebody’s Child.
Residual Desire
by J. Jill Robinson
Price:
$7.99 USD.
Words: 44,630.
Language:
English.
Published: November 25, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Literary collections » Canadian, Fiction » Literary collections » Female authors
This collection, the fourth from this award-winning author, is an unsentimental examination of women. Unapologetically Robinson heads straight towards the heart of the most confused characters, making it easy to forgive their flaws and understand their missteps. Her ability to shine an industrial strength fluorescent light on issues rarely discussed openly is nonetheless cathartic. Foreword