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Jen Lynn Bailey

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Jen Lynn
Last Name
Bailey
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Ontario
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Jen Lynn Bailey is a children’s author from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her debut picture book, This is the Boat that Ben Built (illus. by Maggie Zeng; Pajama Press, 2022), won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award in the picture book category. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and has reviewed children’s books for Quill & Quire, the National Reading Campaign, and the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Book News.

Jen also holds a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Science Studies from Carleton University (environmental sciences and psychology), and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Martin Luther College. She works for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada where she combines her love of science, education, and writing by supporting science and engineering research. When Jen isn’t writing she enjoys knitting, reading, hiking, and kayaking, and sometimes getting muddy at the pottery studio. Visit her online at www.jenlynnbailey.com.
Available For
writing workshops for adults and for kids, readings & presentations
School Visits
see https://www.masconline.ca/artist/jen-bailey/ for western Quebec and eastern Ontario; https://authorsbooking.com/bailey-jen-lynn-ottawa-on/ outside of these areas
Publications
This is the Boat that Ben Built, Pajama Press, March 2022
Awards
2023 Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, Picture Book Category
Other Memberships
SCBWI
IBBY Canada
Writers' Union of Canada