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Edition 7 (1995) Winner
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Edition 14 (2003) Winner
Joan Clark
ジョーン・クラーク
Joan Clark
Aliases:
Joan MacDonald
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1934-10-12 （Liverpool, Nova Scotia）
- Died
- 2023-04-11 age 88
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Nova Scotia → New Brunswick → Alberta → St. John's, Newfoundland
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1968-2015
- Affiliations
- President, Writers' Guild of Alberta, Founding member, Writers Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador, Co-founder, Dandelion literary journal
- Nominations
- 1988 Governor General's Awards fiction finalist, 1988 Books in Canada First Novel Award finalist, The Victory of Geraldine Gull, 2006 International Dublin Literary Award longlist, An Audience of Chairs
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia University | Drama program | English major | Bachelor of Arts | 1950年代 | Canada |
| University of Alberta | — | — | — | 1960年代初頭 | Canada |
Acadia University
Drama program
/ English major
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
1950年代
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
Canada
Graduated with BA in English
University of Alberta
Period:
1960年代初頭
Country:
Canada
Attended but no degree mentioned
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Geoffrey Bilson Award | The Dream Carvers | Children's literature | — | winner |
| 1991 | Marian Engel Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2003 | Geoffrey Bilson Award | The Word for Home | Children's literature | — | winner |
| 1999 | Vicky Metcalf Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Order of Canada | — | Member | — | winner |
| 1998 | Honorary Doctor of Letters | — | — | Sir Wilfred Grenfell College | winner |
Geoffrey Bilson Award
1995
Work:
The Dream Carvers
Category:
Children's literature
Result:
winner
Marian Engel Award
1991
Result:
winner
Geoffrey Bilson Award
2003
Work:
The Word for Home
Category:
Children's literature
Result:
winner
Vicky Metcalf Award
1999
Result:
winner
Order of Canada
2010
Category:
Member
Result:
winner
Honorary Doctor of Letters
1998
Organization:
Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Winterset Award
2 appearances
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Edition 3 (2002) Winner
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Edition 6 (2005) Winner
Works
Major Works
Latitudes of Melt
2000 NovelA family saga involving an iceberg off Nova Scotia
FamilyIdentityNature
An Audience of Chairs
2005 NovelStory of a woman with schizophrenia
Mental illnessFamilyRecovery
Adaptations
- [Film] An Audience of Chairs (2018)
The Dream Carvers
1995 Children's literatureBoy's adventure in Viking era
AdventureHistoryDreams
Translations
- Les sculpteurs de rêves (French)
Bibliography
- Girl of the Rockies (1968)
- Thomasina and the Trout Tree (1971)
- The Hand of Robin Squires (1977)
- From a High Thin Wire (1982)
- Wild Man of the Woods (1985)
- The Moons of Madeleine (1987)
- The Victory of Geraldine Gull (1988)
- Swimming Toward the Light (1990)
- Eiriksdottir: A Tale of Dreams and Luck (1993)
- The Dream Carvers (1995)
- Latitudes of Melt (2000)
- The Word for Home (2002)
- Snow (2004)
- An Audience of Chairs (2005)
- Road to Bliss (2009)
- The Birthday Lunch (2015)
Adaptations
- An Audience of Chairs (film, 2018)
Translations of Works
- The Hand of Robin Squires → La main de Robin Squires (French, 1984)
- The Dream Carvers → Les sculpteurs de rêves (French, 2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic proseDetailed landscape descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- Atlantic Canadian landscapesFamily dynamicsSearch for identity
Legacy
Acclaimed Canadian author successful in both children's literature and adult fiction, known for depicting Atlantic coastal landscapes and human relationships