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Jenny Higgins is a Canadian author and researcher residing in Flatrock, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] She specializes in Newfoundland and Labrador history and has written for the provincial Department of Education and the Maritime History Archive.[2] Her debut novel, Perished: The 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster, won the Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award.[3][4] Her second book, Newfoundland in the First World War, won the 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award.[5] Higgins has written pieces for CBC, the Memorial University's Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Website, as well as other magazines and newspapers.[6]

Life

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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.[7] In 2019, she became the "Wikipedian in Residence", a position offered through the Centre for Newfoundland Studies at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.[8] 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.[9]

Works

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  • Perished: The 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster (2014)[10]
  • Newfoundland in the First World War (2016)[11]

Awards

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  • 2015 Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Perished: The 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster[3][4]
  • 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Newfoundland in the First World War[5]

References

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  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.
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