Hodgins, Jack

Jack Hodgins grew up in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, and taught high school in Nanaimo and creative writing classes at the University of Ottawa before moving to teach in the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria. His numerous publications include Spit Delaney’s Island, The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne, Broken Ground, The Master of Happy Endings, and Cadillac Cathedral. He has taught writing workshops in Spain, Australia, and Germany, as well as in several provinces in Canada. His work has won many awards, including the Governor General’s Award, the Ethel Wilson Prize, the Canada-Australia Prize, and the Victoria City Butler Prize. He has been awarded three honorary degrees, and in 2010 was inducted into the Order of Canada. He and his wife Dianne live in Victoria. Visit www.jackhodgins.ca.