John Lent was born on 8 July 1948 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. He received a B.A. in 1969 and an M.A. in 1971 from the University of Alberta. Lent taught English at Okanagan College and is a member of the Lent Fraser Wall Trio, a jazz/folk group. He lives in Vernon, British Columbia.

Books by John Lent

	1978 A Rock Solid (poetry, prose)
	1982 Wood Lake Music (poetry)
	1984 Frieze (poetry)
	1990 The Face in the Garden (prose, poetry)
	1996 Monet's Garden (short stories)
	2000 Black Horses, Cobalt Suns (poetry, chapbook)
	2005 So It Won't Go Away (short stories)
	2007 Abundance (with Robert Kroetsch)
	2009 Cantilevered Songs
	2012 The Path To Ardroe (novel)
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Awards

• Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
  • 2006 – So It Won't Go Away – Shortlisted

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Added 29 April 2006.
Updated 27 June 2013.