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 teaches 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)	Biblio.com
	1982 Wood Lake Music (poetry)	Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1984 Frieze (poetry)	Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1990 The Face in the Garden (prose, poetry)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1996 Monet's Garden (short stories)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2000 Black Horses, Cobalt Suns (poetry, chapbook)	Biblio.com
	2005 So It Won't Go Away (short stories)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
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Awards

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

Added 29 April 2006.
Updated 17 March 2009.