SIDELIGHTS:ĭuring the last quarter of the twentieth century, Canadian author Joan Barfoot earned a reputation as a talented novelist. ADAPTATIONS:ĭancing in the Dark was adapted for film. Luck, Knopf Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2005, Carroll & Graf ( New York, NY), 2006.Įxit Lines, Knopf Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2008.īarfoot's writings have been translated into several languages, including French, German, Italian, and various Scandinavian tongues. Getting over Edgar (novel), Key Porter Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1999.Ĭritical Injuries (novel), Key Porter Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2001, Counterpoint (Washington, DC), 2002. Some Things about Flying (novel), Key Porter Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1997. (Editor) Fred and Norah Egener, A Time Apart: Letters of Love and War, Ginger Press (Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada), 1995. Plain Jane (novel), Macmillan of Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1992.Ĭharlotte and Claudia Keeping in Touch (novel), Key Porter Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1994. WRITINGS:Ībra (novel), McGraw-Hill Ryerson (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1978, published in England as Gaining Ground, Women's Press, 1980.ĭancing in the Dark (novel), Macmillan of Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1982.ĭuet for Three (novel), Macmillan of Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1985.įamily News (novel), Macmillan of Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1989.

AWARDS, HONORS:īooks in Canada Award for first novel, 1978, for Abra London YM-YWCA Women of Distinction Award, 1986 Marian Engel Award, 1992 longlisted, Man Booker Prize, 2002 Huron University College Medal of Distinction, 2005. Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, reporter and religion editor, 1967-69 Mirror Publications, Toronto, Ontario, feature and news writer, 1969-73 Toronto Sunday Sun, Toronto, 1973-75 London Free Press, London, Ontario, 1976-79, 1980-94, current affairs columnist, 1997-2000. Agent-Bella Pomer, 22 Shallmar Blvd., PH2, Toronto, Ontario M5N 2Z8, Canada.

Education: University of Western Ontario, B.A., 1969.

Born May 17, 1946, in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada daughter of Robert (a salesperson and farmer) and Helen (a teacher) Barfoot.

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