@JennyManzer

Typing novels while the kids sleep, including SAVE ME, KURT COBAIN, MY LIFE AS A DIAMOND and PICTURE A GIRL (2024). She/her. Rep'd by Kerry Sparks.

 Vancouver Island, B.C.
jennymanzer.com
Joined June 2012
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Happy to share that my newest #middlegrade novel is now out in the world with @orcabook Set in BC's wild coast, PICTURE A GIRL is about #surfing, friendship, loyalty and the power of telling your story. Find reviews & an excerpt here: orcabook.com/Picture-a-Girl
Girl in wetsuit on surf board peeks out over blue waves as seagulls circle overhead.

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PICTURE A GIRL by Jenny Manzer publishes on May 14! In this middle-grade novel, Addie has to draw on all her resilience to look after herself and her little brother, Billy, when their mother leaves unexpectedly. Learn more: orcabook.com/Picture-a-Girl
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Trying to learn volleyball line signals. This looks ominous.
Line drawing of person pointing with flag in hand to indicate volleyball faults.

ALT Line drawing of person pointing with flag in hand to indicate volleyball faults.

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Trans people create so much love around us. Our creation of found families, the tightly knit networks of friends we sustain, often over decades - it’s amazing. Trans people are wonderful. We deserve safety and care.
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Loved my time volunteering at #yyjpride today. Fabulous outfits, wonderful people and a lot of happy dogs wearing tutus. Same time next year!
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Are there any studies yet that anticipate the seismic effect this ruling will have on the U.S. workforce, and by extension the U.S. economy, given that women represent up to half the workforce (in a time of labour shortages)?
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For author/illustrator friends who've worked with lovely Liz (@lizbethkemp) at @orcabook and have been wanting to support her and her family, here's a link: (bonus pic of an adorable kiddo!) gofund.me/f692cc13

Donate to Help the Kemps Memorialize Bash, organized by Aaron Childs

Please consider supporting Bash and the Kemp family in their fight again Brain Cancer. I… Aaron Childs needs your support for Help the Kemps Memorialize Bash

gofundme.com
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Ran down to the #yyj legislature this morning with my daughter so we could see the transgender flag flying. Support and love to the trans community on #TransDayOfRemembrance and every day.
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This is an amazing story of kindness, selflessness and creativity. cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…

5 men who used turbans as rope in heroic rescue receive special awards | CBC News

Ajay Kumar, Arvindjeet Singh, Gagandeep Singh, Kuljinder Singh and Gurpreet Singh were honoured as heroes after saving two men in Golden Ears Park in Maple Ridge, B.C.

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Happy #NationalComingOutDay to all our LGBTQ+ followers and readers! Wherever you are in your journeys, Orca is proud to celebrate your voices and stories today and every day. Look for all these LGBTQ+ reads at your favorite bookstores or orcabook.com ❤️🌈
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I just realized I've been working on the same scene in this novel for many days. I am trapped in this scene. I am Sandra Bullock in SPEED, but the bus is this scene, and I must keep writing at 50 words per minute...
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This is still happening, and will continue to happen. Don’t let it fade out of the public consciousness. #everychildmatters #trc
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Make them accountable. Sign the petition to suspend the Canadian Catholic Church’s charitable status over residential schools. chng.it/sCtWVnTg via @CdnChange

Sign the Petition

Suspend the Canadian Catholic Church’s Charitable Status over Residential Schools

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Today is #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay. At Orca, we believe it is vitally important to lift up Indigenous voices today and every day. Please join us in celebrating the work of the incredible Indigenous authors and illustrators we are privileged to work with.
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Celebrate #PrideMonth with books for all ages! 🏳️‍🌈 Look for these colorful picture books, exciting teen reads, enriching nonfiction titles and so many more LGBTQ+ stories at your favorite bookstores or orcabook.com 📚
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Expressing "closeness to Canadian people" who were "traumatized by shocking discovery" is NOT the same as apologizing for the ways your church cooperated with and carried out this genocide against Indigenous children and their families. Apologize and release the records.
Pope Francis – ARCHIVE
@Pontifex266Arch6 Jun 2021
I join the Canadian Bishops and the whole Catholic Church in Canada in expressing my closeness to the Canadian people, who have been traumatised by shocking discovery of the remains of two hundred and fifteen children, pupils at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
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On @CBContheisland today, @GregorCraigie spoke with Monique Gray Smith (@ltldrum) about how to talk to kids about residential schools. 🎧 You can listen to the segment online now: ow.ly/meHJ50F2y00
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Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. Orca is proud to stand against discrimination and to publish books that illuminate the diverse experiences of the LGBTQ+ community to readers of all ages. #IDAHOBIT2021
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Looking forward to this!
Hackmatack@HackmatackAward12 May 2021
How Writing Can Be Your Superpower May 30 / 2:30pm FREE/online. Learn about Jenny’s writing process, as she shares advice for young writers who want to write books of their own. Hear about her Hackmatack nominated bk, a funny fast-paced story about bravery eventbrite.ca/e/how-writing-…
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