Jennifer Craig (born 1934) is a Canadian writer, most noted for her 2017 novel Gone to Pot.[1] The book, about a British Columbia grandmother who resorts to growing marijuana in her basement during a time of financial desperation, won the 2018 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.[2]
Her memoir Yes Sister, No Sister: My Life as a Trainee Nurse in 1950s Yorkshire was published by Ebury Press in 2010; Jabs, Jenner and Juggernauts: a Look at Vaccination was published by Impact Investigative Media Productions in 2009 and she self-published the novel Mary Lou's Brew in 2014.
While in Orillia for the Stephen Leacock Award ceremony, Craig suffered a stroke during an advance ceremony to honour the nominees.[3] She was immediately rushed to hospital, and her daughter had to accept the Leacock Award on her behalf.[3]
Jenny died at home in Nelson BC on June 1, 2023, at home, with her family by her side.
References
- ↑ "Pot-growing granny brings a big buzz". Winnipeg Free Press, April 8, 2017.
- ↑ "B.C.-based author Jennifer Craig wins Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour". The Globe and Mail, June 10, 2018.
- 1 2 "Author Jennifer Craig recovering in B.C. hospital after suffering stroke". The Globe and Mail, June 19, 2018.