About Jan DeGrass

Jan DeGrass writes in Sechelt, B.C., where she is the former arts columnist for Coast Reporter newspaper and former editor of Coast Life magazine. She is the author of a novel, Jazz with Ella, based on her student experiences in Russia—a country that continues to fascinate her. Her latest historical novel, Winter of Siege, (MW Books) also had its genesis in Russia. A non-fiction book, The Co-op Revolution  (Caitlin Press), is an account of her time with the activist co-op movement in Vancouver. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies, as finalists in writing contests and have been published in Canadian Living, Chatelaine and Room.  Jan DeGrass- Curriculum Vitae.pdf