Jenny Higgins

Jenny Higgins is a Canadian author and researcher residing in Flatrock, Newfoundland and Labrador. She specializes in Newfoundland and Labrador history and has written for the provincial Department of Education and the Maritime History Archive. Her debut novel, Perished: The 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster, won the Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award. Her second book, Newfoundland in the First World War, won the 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award. Higgins has written pieces for CBC, the Memorial University's Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Website, as well as other magazines and newspapers.

Life

Higgins attended the Memorial University of Newfoundland for her undergraduate program, earning a bachelor's degree in English. She received a master's degree from Queen's University. She managed the English Language Research Centre at the Memorial University of Newfoundland from 2010 to 2012. In 2019, she became the "Wikipedian in Residence", a position offered through the Centre for Newfoundland Studies at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. She is an organizer of "Wiki-Edit" events at the A.C. Hunter Library, with a focus on adding more information about the province of Newfoundland and Labrador to Wikipedia.

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References

  1. ↑ Hoffe, Mark (2017-06-14). "NL Heritage Website Rolls Out New Documentary Videos: Jenny Higgins Discusses the Series' History and Future". The Overcast. Archived from the original on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  2. ↑ "Jenny Higgins". Winterset in Summer Literary Festival. Retrieved 2020-08-25.[dead link]
  3. 1 2 "3 Atlantic Book Awards won by Newfoundland and Labrador titles". CBC News. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  4. 1 2 Johns, Stephanie. "Atlantic Book Awards winners announced!". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  5. 1 2 "And the Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards go to..." The Telegram. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  6. ↑ "Jenny Higgins". Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  7. ↑ Newfoundland, Memorial University of. "English Language Research Centre". Memorial University of Newfoundland. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  8. ↑ "Memorial University - Wikipedian-in-residence: Author Jenny Higgins tackles N.L. digital content in new role". Education News Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  9. ↑ Duggan, Richard. "Library Spreading Wiki-Knowledge to Fill Online Gaps in Province's History". VOCM. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  10. ↑ "The 1914 sealing disaster: 100 years later". CBC News. 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  11. ↑ "Jenny Higgins's new book". CBC News. Retrieved 2020-08-24.