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{{short description|Canadian travel writer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| name = Jane Christmas
| name = Jane Christmas
| birth_name = Jane Elizabeth Grimshaw
| birth_name = Jane Elizabeth Grimshaw
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|1|22|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|1|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| birth_place = [[Hamilton, Ontario]]
| education = Bachelor of Arts
| education = Bachelor of Arts
| alma_mater = Carleton University, Ottawa
| alma_mater = [[Carleton University]], Ottawa
| death_date =
| death_date =
| death_place =
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| occupation = travel writer, memoirist
| occupation = Writer
| period = 1990s-present
| period = 1990s-present
| nationality = [[Canadians|Canadian]]
| nationality = [[Canadians|Canadian]]
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| notableworks = ''And Then There Were Nuns'';<br>''What the Psychic told the Pilgrim'';<br>''Open House: A Life in Thirty Two Moves''
| spouses = Colin Braithwaite (m. 2011); Brian Christmas (m. 1990-1996); Peter Hodgson (m. 1979-1988)
| children = 3
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| notableworks = ''And Then There Were Nuns''; '' What the Psychic told the Pilgrim''
}}
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'''Jane Christmas''' (born 1954) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] writer from Hamilton, currently based in the UK,<ref name=o'connor>Joe O'Connor, "[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99468985/jane-christmas/ The Visiting Nun; Former journalist and publicist Jane Christmas shed her old trappings for the cloistered world of a nun, called by a calming, persistent voice]". ''[[National Post]]'', September 14, 2013.</ref> who was twice a nominee for the [[Stephen Leacock Award]].
'''Jane Christmas''' (born 1954) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] travel writer,<ref name=ottawasun>[http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/10/21/and-then-there-were-nuns-author-jane-christmas "And Then There Were Nuns author Jane Christmas"]. ''[[Ottawa Sun]]'', October 21, 2013.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/BiographiesDetailsPage/BiographiesDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=BIC1&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Biographies&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&search_within_results=&p=BIC1&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CH1000199146&source=Bookmark&u=mlin_n_umass&jsid=8c68078551f71e3d63ba2cf1a7cda9bb|title = Contemporary Authors Online|date = 2011|access-date = February 10, 2016|website = Biography In Context|publisher = Gale|last = |first = }}</ref> who was a shortlisted nominee for the [[Stephen Leacock Award]] and the Word Awards in 2014 for her memoir ''And Then There Were Nuns''.<ref name=conall>[http://www.cbc.ca/books/2014/04/bill-conall-wins-2014-stephen-leacock-medal-for-humour.html "Bill Conall wins 2014 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour"]. [[CBC News]], April 24, 2014.</ref> The book chronicles a year she spent in various [[convent]]s while deciding whether to marry for a third time or to take up a vocation as an [[Anglican Church|Anglican]] nun.<ref name=ottawasun /> In 2011, she was accepted as an associate with the Canadian Anglican religious community, the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine.


==Biography==
== Early life ==
Christmas was born and raised in Toronto, but spent much of her life in [[Hamilton, Ontario]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crawford |first=Trish |date=2009-09-18 |title=Mother and child reunion - sort of |language=en-CA |work=The Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/life/2009/09/18/mother_and_child_reunion__sort_of.html |access-date=2022-04-13 |issn=0319-0781}}</ref>
Christmas was born and raised in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] to an Anglican father and a Roman Catholic mother. Her father John Grimshaw was a newspaper reporter with The Canadian Press before joining the field of public relations as one of its early practitioners.<ref name=":0" /> Her mother Valeria was also a reporter and editor (The Canadian Press, Don Mills Mirror).<ref name=":0" /> She was educated at St. Clement's School and Loretto Abbey, and graduated from [[Carleton University]] with a Bachelor of Arts (English and History).<ref name=":0" /> Moving to Hamilton, Ontario, she began a long career as a newspaper editor and journalist,<ref name=vansun>[https://vancouversun.com/life/Then+There+Were+Nuns+Jane+Christmas+explores+call+convent/8998439/story.html "And Then There Were Nuns: Jane Christmas explores the call of the convent"]. ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', October 4, 2013.</ref> working for [[Canadian Press]], ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', the ''[[Hamilton Spectator]]'' and the ''[[National Post]]'', and later as a public relations manager in the public sector, before devoting her time exclusively to writing. A founding member of the Hamilton Civic League, she remained in the city for more than 20 years. She currently lives in England.


== Career ==
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She has published five books of what has been categorised as travel writing but of which she prefers to call journey memoir,<ref name=vansun /> and co-wrote ''A Journey Just Begun'' (2015) for the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine in Toronto.
Christmas had a career as a newspaper editor and journalist, and later as a public relations manager in the public sector, before devoting her time exclusively to writing.<ref name="o'connor" />


She was a finalist for the [[Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour]] in 2014 for ''And Then There Were Nuns'',<ref>"Conall's hippies in C.B. tale wins Leacock award; Book's humour, insight lauded". ''[[Halifax Chronicle-Herald]]'', May 30, 2014.</ref> which chronicles a year she spent in various [[convent]]s while deciding whether to marry for a third time or to take up a vocation as an [[Anglican Church|Anglican]] nun.;<ref name="o'connor" /> and was long-listed for the same award in 2021 for ''Open House: A Life in Thirty Two Moves.''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Bob |date=2021-05-01 |title=Leacock medal long list loaded with laughs |language=en-CA |work=Winnipeg Free Press |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/leacock-medal-long-list-loaded-with-laughs-574328952.html |access-date=2022-04-13}}</ref>
==Works==

*''The Pelee Project: One Woman's Escape from Urban Madness'' (2002)
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She has published five books of what has been categorized as travel writing but of which she prefers to call journey memoir. She was co-author of ''A Journey Just Begun'' (2015) with the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine in Toronto.
*''What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain's Camino de Santiago de Compostela'' (2007)

*''Incontinent on the Continent: My Mother, Her Walker, and Our Grand Tour of Italy'' (2009)
=== Selected publications ===
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*''And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures in a Cloistered Life'' (2013)
*''The Pelee Project: One Woman's Escape from Urban Madness'' (2002)<ref>John Laycock, "[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99469957/jane-christmas/ Lens focuses on Pelee]". ''[[Windsor Star]]'', November 1, 2002.</ref>
*''Open House: A Life in Thirty-two Moves (2020)<ref>janechristmas.ca</ref>
*''What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain's Camino de Santiago de Compostela'' (2007)<ref>Sarah Treleaven, "[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99470442/jane-christmas-1/ Midlife passages; Like pilgrim-author Jane Christmas, many middle- aged women are abandoning their comfort zone to travel solo]" (and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99470599/jane-christmas-2/ page 2]). ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', December 9, 2007.</ref>
*''Incontinent on the Continent: My Mother, Her Walker, and Our Grand Tour of Italy'' (2009)<ref>Gale Zoë Garnett, "Incontinent on the Continent: My Mother, Her Walker, and Our Grand Tour of Italy, by Jane Christmas". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', October 1, 2009.</ref>
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*''And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures in a Cloistered Life'' (2013)<ref name="o'connor" />
*''Open House: A Life in Thirty-two Moves'' (2020)<ref>"Jane Christmas's new book explores a life on the move: For some people, even the thought of moving is hell. For this author, moving is an adventure". ''[[Hamilton Spectator]]'', December 17, 2020.</ref>

== Personal life ==
Christmas is a founding member of the Hamilton Civic League, and she remained in the city for more than 20 years. She currently lives in England.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 April 2020 |title=Here are all the #CanadaPerforms literary events that happened online |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/here-are-all-the-canadaperforms-literary-events-that-happened-online-1.5525329}}</ref>

In 2011, she was accepted as an associate with the Canadian Anglican religious community, the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine.<ref>Sarah Hampson, "'I found great solace'". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 13, 2013.</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.janechristmas.ca/ Jane Christmas]
*[http://www.janechristmas.ca/ Jane Christmas Official Website]


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Jane Christmas
BornJane Elizabeth Grimshaw
(1954-01-22) 22 January 1954 (age 70)
Hamilton, Ontario
OccupationWriter
NationalityCanadian
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materCarleton University, Ottawa
Period1990s-present
Notable worksAnd Then There Were Nuns;
What the Psychic told the Pilgrim;
Open House: A Life in Thirty Two Moves

Jane Christmas (born 1954) is a Canadian writer from Hamilton, currently based in the UK,[1] who was twice a nominee for the Stephen Leacock Award.

Early life

Christmas was born and raised in Toronto, but spent much of her life in Hamilton, Ontario.[2]

Career

Christmas had a career as a newspaper editor and journalist, and later as a public relations manager in the public sector, before devoting her time exclusively to writing.[1]

She was a finalist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour in 2014 for And Then There Were Nuns,[3] which chronicles a year she spent in various convents while deciding whether to marry for a third time or to take up a vocation as an Anglican nun.;[1] and was long-listed for the same award in 2021 for Open House: A Life in Thirty Two Moves.[4]

She has published five books of what has been categorized as travel writing but of which she prefers to call journey memoir. She was co-author of A Journey Just Begun (2015) with the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine in Toronto.

Selected publications

  • The Pelee Project: One Woman's Escape from Urban Madness (2002)[5]
  • What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain's Camino de Santiago de Compostela (2007)[6]
  • Incontinent on the Continent: My Mother, Her Walker, and Our Grand Tour of Italy (2009)[7]
  • And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures in a Cloistered Life (2013)[1]
  • Open House: A Life in Thirty-two Moves (2020)[8]

Personal life

Christmas is a founding member of the Hamilton Civic League, and she remained in the city for more than 20 years. She currently lives in England.[9]

In 2011, she was accepted as an associate with the Canadian Anglican religious community, the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Joe O'Connor, "The Visiting Nun; Former journalist and publicist Jane Christmas shed her old trappings for the cloistered world of a nun, called by a calming, persistent voice". National Post, September 14, 2013.
  2. ^ Crawford, Trish (2009-09-18). "Mother and child reunion - sort of". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  3. ^ "Conall's hippies in C.B. tale wins Leacock award; Book's humour, insight lauded". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, May 30, 2014.
  4. ^ Armstrong, Bob (2021-05-01). "Leacock medal long list loaded with laughs". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  5. ^ John Laycock, "Lens focuses on Pelee". Windsor Star, November 1, 2002.
  6. ^ Sarah Treleaven, "Midlife passages; Like pilgrim-author Jane Christmas, many middle- aged women are abandoning their comfort zone to travel solo" (and page 2). Ottawa Citizen, December 9, 2007.
  7. ^ Gale Zoë Garnett, "Incontinent on the Continent: My Mother, Her Walker, and Our Grand Tour of Italy, by Jane Christmas". The Globe and Mail, October 1, 2009.
  8. ^ "Jane Christmas's new book explores a life on the move: For some people, even the thought of moving is hell. For this author, moving is an adventure". Hamilton Spectator, December 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Here are all the #CanadaPerforms literary events that happened online". CBC. 7 April 2020.
  10. ^ Sarah Hampson, "'I found great solace'". The Globe and Mail, September 13, 2013.

External links

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