Jen Lynn Bailey

JEN LYNN BAILEY is an award-winning children’s author from Ottawa, Ontario who holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her debut picture book, This Is the Boat that Ben Built, illustrated by Maggie Zeng (Pajama Press 2022), won the 2023 Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Book Award in the picture book category. Jen loves to connect with nature, family and friends on long meandering forest walks. In the winter, she fills one of her pockets with seeds for the birds.