J.L. Thorpe

Jacqueline Thorpe is an Aurora Award-nominate writer based in Toronto.

She grew up reading Asimov, Bradbury, Herbert and all the sci-fi greats in her father's library, fell hard for cyberpunk and loves new authors such as Leckie, Jemisin and Muir.

In her own writing, Jacqueline blends character-driven tension with gene-tech and corporate intrigue, into cinematic worlds where every technological breakthrough comes with a cost.

Her short stories have been published in Polar Borealis, one of which was nominated for an Aurora Award this year (snag a copy when you sign up to the Syndicate! on her website). Another kicked off Emptiness, A One-Shot Anthology of Speculative Fiction, written over 48 hours with the Toronto Science Fiction and Fantasy writers group.

Jacqueline spent years as a financial journalist, working for Reuters, the National Post, and Bloomberg where she was Toronto Bureau Chief. That's where she learned heroes, villains and the best stories are often torn from the headlines.

She likes forests, streams, reading a book in front of a fire (or anywhere), and hanging with her family.