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The Artmob project would like to congratulate Canadian Writers in Person for bringing their important video archive to the public. This collection is a testament to the creativity and dedication of both the authors and the organizers of the series, and we are proud to have played a part in its online presence.

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Joan Barfoot - Discussion

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Artist

CWIP Series

2006

Joan Barfoot is an award winning novelist whose work is compared internationally with that of Anne Tyler, Carol Shields, Margaret Drabble and Margaret Atwood. Her first novel Abra won the Books on Canada first novel Award and Dancing in the Dark was adapted into a film, garnering awards at the Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals. Critical Injuries (2001) was long listed for the 2002 Man Booker Prize and short listed for the 2001 Trilliam Book Award. Joan Barfoot lives in London, Ontario and worked as a journalist for many years. She was awarded the Marian Engel Award in 1992.

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