J. Ivanel Johnson

J. Ivanel Johnson is the pen name for an author living with (dis)Ability who now resides in the Appalachian range of Northwestern New Brunswick on a small farm overlooking inspirational views of nature. Like her grandmother before her (the 'Ivanel' of her pen name) she has written her entire life, first publishing two poems with Annick Press in Toronto when she was only 12. She has been a high school English/Drama teacher, working & living in the highlands of Scotland, the moors of Yorkshire, & the Rockies of Montana & Yukon, before settling in the east of Canada. She strives always to include culturally-diverse characters & those from marginalized communities in her works, as she has taught on Indigenous reservations, in inner-cities, & in remote mountain schools. She is the author of the JUST (e)STATE mystery series, whodunnits with literary clues & wordplay, set in the late 1960s in various Canadian provinces. Her links ( incl. many free links to read shorter works, or to find deals on novels, read articles by, or interviews about, etc.) are all found here: https://linktr.ee/j.ivanel Her Author website is mckencroftproducti.wixsite.com/jivanelauthor