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Jenny Manzer

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Toronto, Canada

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Young Adult, Children's, Nonfiction

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Jenny Manzer is the author of SAVE ME, KURT COBAIN and MY LIFE AS A DIAMOND, which was shortlisted for numerous awards, including the Diamond Willow Award, Chocolate Lily Award, Victoria Children’s Book Prize and the Silver Birch Award. She has a degree in creative writing and was a finalist for the 2013 CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize, one of Canada’s most prestigious literary competitions. She lives with her family in Victoria, British Columbia.  

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Jenny Manzer I'm working on another YA novel, this time about young women on an inner-city track team. They are funny, rowdy, loyal, trash-talking "fast girls," an…moreI'm working on another YA novel, this time about young women on an inner-city track team. They are funny, rowdy, loyal, trash-talking "fast girls," and I am having a blast writing about them as well as exploring some of the darker problems faced by elite teen athletes. I am calling it Bridesmaids meets Friday Night Lights. For now.(less)

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Jenny Manzer Those times when you're at the computer and get swept away in the world you're creating on the page, forgetting where you are and "real life." But the…moreThose times when you're at the computer and get swept away in the world you're creating on the page, forgetting where you are and "real life." But the very, very best thing is hoping you can bring that feeling to your readers. (less)

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Average rating: 3.6 · 1,030 ratings · 243 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Save Me, Kurt Cobain 3.44 avg rating — 733 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Life as a Diamond 4.01 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Picture a Girl 3.83 avg rating — 46 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Pre-order bookmark offer for SAVE, ME KURT COBAIN

The release day for SAVE ME, KURT COBAIN is coming near! If you pre-order SAVE ME, KURT COBAIN from now until March 8, 2016, I’ll mail you a signed bookmark PLUS a cute sticker. Send a screenshot to confirm pre-order purchase by email to jenny@jennymanzer.com with the subject line: PRE-ORDER OFFER or Tweet confirmation to @jennymanzer. I may even throw in a temporary tattoo, and you can’t have too Read more of this blog post »

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