Jacqueline Turner

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Bio

Jacqueline Turner is the Interim Dean in the Faculty of Culture and Community where her research investigates the role of generous curiosity in creating conditions for mentorship and collaboration. She has designed and implemented a unique Writing curriculum for Emily Carr University which re-conceives writing as a material, process-based practice and is involved in a multi-institutional research project on Caring Futures in Art + Design education. She has worked as an Associate Professor and Writing Specialist at ECU for the past 22 years.

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Research Interests

Jacqueline's forthcoming eco-fictional novel The Daphnes features characters transforming in startling ways as the climate around them swirls unpredictably. She is the author of Flourish, a book of poetic philosophy which critics call, “a quiet tornado: riveting, expansive, and profoundly moving.” Her earlier books include The Ends of the Earth, Seven into Even, Careful, and Into the Fold. She has held writing residencies in Brisbane, Tasmania, Granada, and Berlin and her work is published widely in Canada and internationally.