S2E1: Jenn Thornhill Verma

On today’s show, we talk to Jenn Thornhill Verma. Jenn is a journalist and graduate of the King’s Creative Nonfiction MFA. Her recent book, Cod Collapse: The Rise and Fall of Newfoundland’s Saltwater Cowboys was published by Nimbus in 2019, and was listed as one of the best Canadian Nonfiction Books of that year by The Hill. Fuelling her writing on nature, the environment and the fishing industry of the Atlantic provinces is her extensive scientific background: she also holds a Master’s of Science in Medicine from Memorial University. Jenn has written for many major publications including The Globe and Mail, Reader’s Digest, The Independent, and Salt Scapes, and was a silver finalist for Best Profile Article in both 2019 and 2020 at the Atlantic Journalism Awards. If that weren’t enough, she has also worked in film and as a healthcare executive. And she is a landscape painter – for which she has also won awards. Amidst all of this, she made time to talk to us here at Further Reading, to discuss craft, writing about home, and putting years of research into book form. Transcript coming soon. Find Jenn at the links below. Website: https://jennverma.ca/ Twitter: @JenniferYVerma Instagram: jenn_verma You can find Jenn’s latest book, Cod Collapse: The Rise and Fall of Newfoundland’s Saltwater Cowboys at https://nimbus.ca/store/cod-collapse.html If you're interested in writing nonfiction, the University of King's College MFA in Creative Nonfiction might be for you. Find out more at ukings.ca/area-of-study/master…creative-nonfiction/. Subscribe to Further Reading: feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…480/sounds.rss Contact us: kingsfurtherreading@gmail.com If you'd like to hear more book-related conversations, check out Bookings, the podcast of our friends at the King's Coop Bookstore.