Jaime Burnet
Jaime Burnet's first novel, Crocuses Hatch From Snow, was published by Vagrant Press in 2019. Crocuses was shortlisted for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award and the ReLit Award. Her second novel, milktooth, will be published by Vagrant in May 2025.
Jaime lives with her family in Mulipjɨkejk/Herring Cove, Mi’kma'ki/Nova Scotia, where she writes, makes music, and walks by the ocean. She practices labour, employment, and human rights law in Kjipuktuk/Halifax.
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