Jan Hilliard

Jan Hilliard was the pen name of Hilda Kay Grant (1910-1996). Born and raised in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, she studied at New York’s Grand Central School of Art and lived most of her adult life in Ontario. Her first book, The Salt Box (1951), based loosely on her childhood, was awarded a Stephen Leacock Medal. It was followed by five novels, the last being Morgan’s Castle (1964).