Jack Hodgins grew up in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, and taught high school in Nanaimo before moving to teach in the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria. His numerous publications include Spit Delaney's Island, The Resurrection of Joseph Bourne, Broken Ground, and The Master of Happy Endings. His newest novel, Cadillac Cathedral (to appear in spring 2014) began as a commissioned song story for Chor Leoni, which is to be sung in concert in January 2014. He was so taken with the story that he expanded it into a full-length novel. Hodgins has taught writing workshops in Spain, Australia, and Germany, as well as in several provinces in Canada. His work has won several awards, including the Governor General's Award, the Ethel Wilson Prize, the Canada-Australia Prize, and the Victoria City Butler Prize. He has been awarded three honorary degrees, and in 2010 was inducted into the Order of Canada. He and his wife Dianne live in Victoria.