John Monahan MacDonald (April 6, 1949 After graduation, MacDonald was a carpenter and fishing guide before becoming a full-time writer.
His 1997 young adult novel Juliana and the Medicine Fish was made into a feature film in 2015. In 2019, his first play The Cottage was staged at Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre's John Hirsch Mainstage. Also in 2019, MacDonald won the Winnipeg Arts Council "Making a Mark Award."
MacDonald died on January 30, 2020, after a fall in a home that he was building in Puerto Vallarta. He was 70.
Works
- Indian River - 1981
- The Bridge Out of Town - 1986
- Two Tickets to Paradise - 1990
- Raised by the River - 1992
- Juliana and the Medicine Fish - 1997
- The Lake: An Illustrated History of Manitobans' Cottage Country - 2001
- Houseboat Chronicles: Notes from a Life in Shield Country - 2002
- With the Boys: Field Notes on Being a Guy - 2005
- Grizzlyville: Adventures in Bear Country - 2009
- Casting Quiet Waters: Reflections on Life and Fishing (edited) - 2014
References
External links
- Official website
- Jake Macdonald fonds, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections
- Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans: Jake MacDonald (1949-2020)