Jaime Burnet

Jaime Burnet
Burnet in 2024
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • musician
  • lawyer
Alma mater

Jaime Burnet is a Canadian writer, musician, and lawyer from Nova Scotia, whose 2025 novel milktooth was longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction in 2026.

Education and career

Burnet attended Dalhousie University in Halifax, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2008. She continued her studies at the University of Toronto where she earned a Master of Arts in Women & Gender Studies and Sexual Diversity Studies in 2009, then returned to Dalhousie where she earned a Juris Doctor in 2016. She practices law in Halifax at Pink Larkin, specializing in labour and human rights law.[1][2]

Writing

Her debut novel, Crocuses Hatch from Snow, was published by Vagrant Press in 2019.[3] In 2020, the book was shortlisted for the Thomas Head Raddall Award[4] and the ReLit Award for fiction.[5] Her second novel, milktooth, was published by Vagrant in April 2025 and longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction in 2026.[6][7]

Music

Burnet was the vocalist for the Halifax-based queer punk band Eekum Seekum, formed in 2011.[8][9] She currently performs as part of the band SALTLAMP.[10]

In 2013, Burnet and her friend Kaleigh Trace received internet attention for their parody song of Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke entitled Ask First. The song was co-written by Burnet and Trace while they were both working at Venus Envy, a sex shop and book retailer in Halifax.[11][12]

Publications

Books

  • Burnet, Jaime (2019). Crocuses Hatch From Snow. Halifax, N.S.: Vagrant Press. ISBN 978-1-7710-8790-2.[13][14]
  • — (2025). milktooth. Halifax, N.S.: Vagrant Press. ISBN 978-1-7747-1364-8.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Short fiction

References

  1. ^ [WFNS] (2020). "Author spotlight: Jaime Burnet". Halifax, N.S.: Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ^ [Pink Larkin] (2025). "Jaime Burnet". Halifax, N.S.: Pink Larkin. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. ^ Colford, Ian (22 June 2020). "Crocuses Hatch From Snow by Jaime Burnet". The Miramichi Reader. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  4. ^ Yohannes, Samraweet (2 June 2020). "Sheree Fitch among finalists for 2020 Atlantic Book Awards". CBC Books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  5. ^ "38 books shortlisted for 2020 ReLit Awards". CBC Books. 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ Drudi, Cassandra (10 March 2026). "15 books longlisted for 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  7. ^ "4 authors with Canadian ties longlisted for $205K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction". CBC Books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 March 2026. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  8. ^ Nauss, Jade (19 September 2019). "Fall Arts Preview: Four local reads you'll love". The Coast. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  9. ^ Johns, Stephanie (10 May 2012). "Eekum Seekum seek and destroy". The Coast. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  10. ^ "SALT LAMP". Music Nova Scotia. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Blurred Lines: Women say provocative parody sends positive message". CTV News. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  12. ^ Grant, Jon (16 July 2013). "Ask first: Haligonians respond to Robin Thicke with sexy-but-consensual video of their own". Halifax Media Co-Op. Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  13. ^ Colford, Ian (22 June 2020). "Crocuses Hatch From Snow by Jaime Burnet". The Miramichi Reader. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  14. ^ Molope, Lesego (2020). "Review of Crocuses Hatch From Snow by Jaime Burnet". Herizons. Vol. 33, no. 3. Winnipeg. ISSN 0711-7485.
  15. ^ "milktooth by Jaime Burnet". CBC Books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 February 2025. Archived from the original on 11 June 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  16. ^ "36 Canadian books you should be reading in May". CBC Books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 May 2025. Archived from the original on 8 August 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  17. ^ 'milktooth' explores clandestine nature of queer abuse (Video). CTV News. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via YouTube.com.
  18. ^ Grant, Gina Catherine (15 October 2025). "Cravings and Gut Feelings in Jaime Burnet's milktooth". The Seaboard Review of Books. Archived from the original on 16 November 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  19. ^ Manley, Alison (11 May 2025). "milktooth by Jaime Burnet". The Miramichi Reader. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  20. ^ Moses, Bella (June 2025). "Review of Milktooth". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  21. ^ Spencer, Kate (2025). "milktooth by Jaime Burnet is full of tiny moments". Atlantic Books Today. No. 101. Halifax, N.S.: Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association. Retrieved 8 February 2026.

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