Amy Jones (writer)

Amy Jones is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel We're All in This Together was a shortlisted finalist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour in 2017.

[1] Jones was a finalist for the Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award for emerging writers in 2005, and won the CBC Literary Award for Short Fiction in 2006.

[2] in 2020, filming began on the screen adaptation of We're All in This Together, directed by and starring Katie Boland who also wrote the screenplay.

The film also stars Martha Burns and Alisha Newton.

[3] Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jones was based in Thunder Bay, Ontario for several years as a creative writing instructor at Lakehead University.