Jennifer Falkner (she/her) is an award-winning short story writer living in Ottawa, Canada, on the traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg First Nation. She is the author of Susanna Hall, Her Book, published by Fish Gotta Swim Editions and Above Discovery, a short story collection published by Invisible Publishing. Her work has also appeared in numerous publications in print and online, including Timeworn Literary Journal, Agnes and True, and The Stonecoast Review, among others.
She won the Little Bird writing contest in 2021, judged by Sheena Kamal, and placed first in the Retreat West short story competition, judged by Peter Jordan, the same year. Her short story, The Inventory, was nominated by Agnes and True for the 2019 Journey Prize. In 2018 she was awarded first and second place in the HWA/Dorothy Dunnett short story competition.