Backstory

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When Jon-Erik was a child, he spent time making booby traps under a white pine tree in his backyard. He also wrote rambling and ambitious science-fiction stories, which he printed out on a dot matrix printer and arranged on the basement floor.

Today, he writes mostly at night, and enjoys scrolling through long drafts on his laptop to feel like he has accomplished something.

His debut children's book, Tokyo Digs a Garden was awarded the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature in 2016. His second book, Maggie’s Treasure received wide critical acclaim. His third picture book, Song for the Snow, will be available in September 2021.

For inquiries regarding literary work or writing, please contact Emily van Beek at Folio Jr. / Folio Literary Management: Emily@foliolit.com · www.foliojr.com

Jon-Erik has a Masters of Education from the University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from York University, where he studied environment, culture and communication. 

Having worked for over a decade leading and developing creative media, strategy, and programming for organizations across a variety of sectors, Jon-Erik also works as a consultant and creative producer.

Other things Jon-Erik can be found doing in the on and off hours include looking for bags of money on roadsides, drinking too much coffee and forgetting why he walked into rooms.     

Jon-Erik lives in Stratford, Ontario with his family and a growing assortment of pets.

 

 

Governed by the laws of physics