Jen Currin

Jen Currin is an American/Canadian poet and fiction writer. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, they are currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia and teach creative writing at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Their 2010 collection The Inquisition Yours won the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry in 2011,

Their debut short story collection, Hider/Seeker, was published in 2018. It was named a Globe and Mail "Top 100" for 2018 and was shortlisted for the 2019 ReLit Award for short fiction. In 2024, Currin won the Fred Kerner Book Award for their story collection Disembark.

Personal life They earned a bachelor's degree in English from Bard College, where they studied with John Ashbery, who was their undergraduate thesis advisor. They hold an MFA in creative writing from Arizona State University.

Works The Sleep of Four Cities (2005, Anvil Press). . Hagiography (2008, Coach House Books). . The Inquisition Yours (2010, Coach House Books). . School (2014, Coach House Books). . Hider/Seeker (2018, Anvil Press). . Trinity Street (2023, House of Anansi). . Disembark (2024, House of Anansi). .