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Barbara Sibbald | |
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| Born | July 19, 1958 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Novelist, journalist |
| Education | BA Journalism, Carleton University, Ottawa (Canada) |
| Period | Present |
| Genre | Fiction and Nonfiction, with a focus on health and medical journalism |
| Notable works | The Book of Love: Guidance in Affairs of the Heart (2011) and Regarding Wanda (2006) |
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Barbara Sibbald is a Canadian novelist and an award-winning freelance journalist based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[1] She has published two works of fiction, The Book of Love: Guidance in Affairs of the Heart (General Store Publishing House, 2011),[1] and Regarding Wanda (Bunkhouse Press, 2006), which was short-listed for the Ottawa Book Award.[2]
Career
[edit]She has published numerous short stories in anthologies and literary journals such as Shift, The Capilano Review, Antigonish Review and The New Quarterly.[3] Two of her short stories have been nominated for the Journey Prize in fiction writing.[4] She has also been the recipient of a City of Ottawa Arts Grant (for Regarding Wanda) and a Canada Council writing grant (for The Book of Love), and has participated in the Banff Centre Writing Studio workshops.[2]
Sibbald's nonfiction journalism includes extensive writing on health, medical and lifestyle issues, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, where she also works as a Deputy Editor. She has also been a regular contributor to the Ottawa Citizen and the Huffington Post,[5] and is a frequent contributor to other major Canadian media outlets, such as The Globe and Mail and Chatelaine magazine. [4]
She was twice cited for the Michener Award for meritorious public service in journalism; has been recognized with the Canadian Association of Journalists' investigative journalism prize (2006); and has twice won gold awards for breaking news from the Canadian Business Press.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "– Affordable Hosting packages for you". Gsph.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ a b "Barbara Sibbald -". www.barbarasibbald.com.
- ^ http://barbarasibbald.com/?page_id=76[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c [1][dead link]
- ^ "Barbara Sibbald". HuffPost Canada.
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