Plum Johnson

Plum Johnson is a Canadian writer and publisher, who won the RBC Taylor Prize in 2015 for her memoir They Left Us Everything.[1]

Plum Johnson
Plum Johnson at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2015
Johnson at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2015
BornRichmond, Virginia, United States
Occupationpublisher, memoirist
NationalityCanadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksThey Left Us Everything
Website
plumjohnson.com

Born in Richmond, Virginia, she spent her early childhood living in Asia until her parents moved to Oakville, Ontario.[2] She studied education at Wheelock College in Boston and theatre at York University in Toronto.

In 1983, she established her own company, KidsCanada Publishing, to publish parenting publications such as the periodical Kids Toronto[3] and children's and family service directories in both Toronto and Vancouver.[4] In 2002, she launched Help's Here!, a similar resource publication for senior citizens and caregivers.

Johnson has also studied various art disciplines, including illustration, painting and printmaking. Her daughter Virginia is a noted Canadian textile artist.[5]

References
  1. "Plum Johnson wins the RBC Taylor Prize for non-fiction". The Globe and Mail, March 2, 2015.
  2. "Plum Johnson wins $25K RBC Taylor Prize". CBC Books, March 2, 2015.
  3. "Competitors mourn close of magazine". The Globe and Mail, July 16, 1986.
  4. "It was a hit in Toronto and now the 'family phone book' has come west". Vancouver Sun, November 7, 1988.
  5. Here and Now (CBLA-FM), March 2, 2015.


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