An award-winning author, poet laureate emeritus, and experienced educator, Jessica Outram is the author of a novel for middle grade students, Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold, the forthcoming novel Bernice and the Wild Waters, and of the poetry collection The Thing with Feathers. ​

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Jessica's work explores place, memory, and the quiet forces that shape a life. Her writing is attentive to history and landscape, often circling questions of belonging, identity, and voice, inspired by the layered histories of Georgian Bay. She's a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario, with roots in the Georgian Bay Métis community.

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Thank you to all who have guided, taught, mentored, and supported me over the years (and now), as you influence and inspire my learning, life, and work in profound and transformative ways.