Marni Jackson

Marni Jackson is a Canadian journalist.[1] She is most noted for her 1992 memoir The Mother Zone, which was a shortlisted finalist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour in 1993,[2] and her 2002 non-fiction book Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign, which was shortlisted for the Pearson Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.[3]

A writer for publications such as Rolling Stone, Maclean's, Saturday Night and The Walrus, she has also published the non-fiction book Home Free: The Myth of the Empty Nest (2010),[4] and the short story collection Don't I Know You? (2016). She was a cohost of TVOntario's literary talk show Imprint from 1995 to 1997.[5]

She is married to journalist and filmmaker Brian D. Johnson,[6] and was credited as a co-writer of his 2015 documentary film Al Purdy Was Here.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Being in the thick of motherhood not an easy deal". Edmonton Journal, April 1, 1992.
  2. ↑ "Hamilton writer wins Leacock humor award". Toronto Star, May 4, 1993.
  3. ↑ "Writers' Trust doles out prizes". The Globe and Mail, March 7, 2003.
  4. ↑ "Marni Jackson eyes pros and cons of so-called empty nest". Winnipeg Free Press, September 25, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Writer to co-host TVOntario's Imprint". Toronto Star, September 29, 1995.
  6. ↑ "Boogie nights: For all its star worship, Brian Johnson's take on the Toronto International Film Festival's 25-year run amounts to two decent books in one." Toronto Star, September 3, 2000.
  7. ↑ "Hearing Al Purdy". Border Crossings, Vol. 34, Iss. 4, (Dec 2015-Feb 2016).
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