Bahamian-born Canadian writer
Janice Lynne Mather |
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| Born | (1981-12-29) December 29, 1981 (age 43)
Bahamas |
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| Education | University of British Columbia |
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| Genre | Young adult fiction |
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| www.janicelynnmather.com |
Janice Lynn Mather (born December 29, 1981)[1] is a Bahamian-born Canadian writer and author of young adult fiction based in British Columbia.
Mather moved to Canada in 2002 to study creative writing.[2] She obtained a B.A. and M.A. in fine arts from the University of British Columbia.[3] She has lived in Tsawwassen, British Columbia since 2011.[2]
Mather's first novel, Learning to Breathe, was published in 2018. Fifteen years in the making the novel focuses on 16-year-old Indira Ferguson as she attempts to step out of the shadow of her mother's reputation and find her own path.[4][5] It was named to the short list of the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature.[6] Her second novel Facing the Sun, a coming of age story about four young women set in the Bahamas, was published in 2020.[7] The book takes place over the course of a summer during which a property developer signals interest in purchasing a local beach.[8]
Her short story collection Uncertain Kin was published in 2022.
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