Nayani
Jensen
Nayani Jensen is a writer and historian of science. After studying mechanical engineering, she studied English literature and the history of science at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Jensen’s work has appeared in Nature, The New Quarterly, and Augur Magazine. Born and raised in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), she is currently working on a short story collection and pursuing a PhD in the history of climate science at the University of Toronto.
Award History
Jury Citation
“‘Like Rabbits’ is historical fiction at its most intimate and convincing. This storybeautifully harks back to the golden age of Dutch science, a time when men played gods. As one such man attempts to conceive with his wife, he seeks credit for his groundbreaking discoveriesat great personal cost — only to face tragedy and his own mortality. With elegance, authority, and vitality, Nayani Jensen gives us a timeless story of ambition and a tender portrait of a marriage.”
—2024 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award short fiction jury (Jessica Johns, Maria Reva, and Jack Wang)
