Jane Cawthorne

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Jane Cawthorne writes about women on the brink of transformation. Her first novel, “Patterson House” (Inanna 2022) is set in Toronto, the city in which she grew up. She is the co-editor of two anthologies with E.D. Morin: “Impact: Women Writing After Concussion,” and “Writing Menopause.” Her play, “The Abortion Monologues” has been produced many times in the US and Canada. Her work is anthologized in “You Look Good For Your Age” (Rona Altrows Ed.), “(M)Othering” (Anne Sorbie and Heidi Grogan Eds.) and “Waiting,” (Rona Altrows and Julie Sedivy Eds.,) among other titles. In 2011, she was a finalist for the Alberta Writers’ Guild’s Short Story Award for “Weight,” which originally appeared in “FreeFall Magazine.” Her essay, “Something As Big As ...more

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Patterson House

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The Abortion Monologues

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