Jennifer Walton

Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Jennifer Walton is the 2021 recipient of the Voaden Prize in Playwriting for GUNPLAY (After the Gun Goes Off). Other plays include My Pretty Pink Rifle, GUNPLAY (15 min version), SNARK, Get Away, and the Stand. She is a founding member and co-director of Hamilton-based Women’s Work Playwright Collective and a former member of the Theatre Aquarius Playwright Unit. Jennifer’s short plays have been featured in staged reading festivals across North America including Brave New Works at theatre Aquarius. Jennifer is also an actor, director, and teaching artist.