Jean E. Pendziwol

Jean E. Pendziwol is an award winning author of books for adults and children. Her debut novel "The Lightkeeper's Daughters" was a Globe and Mail bestseller, a BBC Radio Two Book Club selection, winner of the Northern Lit Award for Fiction (Ontario), and shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown. Her work for childrens has been shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Awards, the 2014 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award and the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award. Her children’s books include the critically acclaimed and best-selling "No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids (and Dragons)" which continues to be used as a valuable resource for teaching fire safety. Her most recent publication "Skating Wild on an Inland Sea" (illus. Todd Stewart) is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. She lives in the shadow of the Nor’Wester Mountains near Lake Superior in Canada and draws inspiration for her stories from the rich history, culture and geography of the northern Ontario. Jean E's works for kids is represented by Olga Filina of 5 Otter Literary Her adult work is represented by Jenny Bent of The Bent Agency.