Mary Jennifer Payne | Author

It’s been a while. Like all of you, I’ve been adjusting to the rhythm of our world and to the novel circumstances in which we find ourselves during this pandemic. It’s been a challenging six months. For me. For you. For the entire world.
On March 13, 2020, I cancelled my flight to Los Angeles and then watched our world shift and reel from the effects of the pandemic. I’ve watched the community I teach in--and the students I teach--be impacted disproportionately by Covid-19. During this...

I thought it was about time for an update and feel it’s prudent to extend an apology to all my readers on here. I haven’t disappeared into some sort of wormhole nor have I given up writing to spend my days lounging on a beach somewhere on the West Coast...

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Dora Keogh pub in Toronto on a chilly Wednesday night last week to celebrate the launch of Solomon's Ring with me! I want to especially thank Brighid Fry of Moscow Apartment for her amazing performances. Nice...

Thank you to everyone who came out for the IFOA's Launch of Launches on October 22 at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre. A special thank you to the Toronto Arts Council for all their support of our literary community. It was a great evening spent in the...