J.E. (Jayne) Barnard is Canadian, raised on Air Force bases in Europe and North America. She
has been published in short fiction, scripts, novels, and non-fiction since 1990. Her manuscript evaluation services started in 2005 and her sensitivity reading for disabled/chronically ill characters in 2020.
Awards:
· Alberta Book of the Year 2018: Young Adult fiction
· Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence 2016
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CWA Dagger Awards (UK): Debut Dagger Finalist, 2013
· NOWW Writers Prize, 2012
· Broken Social Scene Prize finalist 2013
· Bony Pete/Bloody Words Short Crime Award, 2011
· Storyteller Magazine Great Canadian 3x finalist
· Calgary Writers Association Write Angles prize 2002
· Toronto Star Short Story Contest, 2000: Honourable Mention
· Saskatchewan Writers Guild Awards, 1992: Winner, Children’s Fiction
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Publishing History:
· Why the Rock Falls (Dundurn Press, 2020)
· Where the Ice Falls (Dundurn Press, 2019)
· When the Flood Falls (Dundurn Press, 2018)
· Maddie Hatter and the Timely Taffeta (Tyche Books, 2017)
· Maddie Hatter and the Gilded Gauge (Tyche Books, 2017)
· Daddy Is Not Like Grandpa (1994): a short film dramatizing the intergenerational effects of family violence.
· Published Short Fiction (print, 1990 - 2022):
o 2022: Rubies for Romeo; A Midsummer Day’s Dream; Lullaby at Lammas; Crows’ Hoard;
o 2020: Christmas Rose; A Midwinter Night’s Scream;
o 2018: Painted Jade;
o 2016: When the Tide Burns; Looks Just Like the Sun
o 2015: Sudden Death; Quest for Parts
o 2012: Trail of the Wolf; Each Canadian Son;
o 2006 & prior: Tommy Palmer’s Ghost; Blood & Bone, The Medicine Line; Lake View; Hallowe’en Kisses; The Toothpick Bridge; Bath Night; Bow Tide; Robots Don’t Eat Cookies; Princess Alex & the Dragon Deal
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Other Professional Experience:
· Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence Juries
· WGA Juries
· BPAA Juries
· Derringer Juries
· Sisters In Crime Canada West 2022: anthology editing; mentoring first-story submitters
· Sisters In Crime Canada West 2022: programming co-chair for summer online conference
· Sisters In Crime Canada West 2020: anthology development committee; short crime fiction editing
· North Island College/Comox Valley Writers Society Conference, 2020: Character Development (workshop)
· North Island College/Comox Valley Writers Society Conference, 2019: Crafting Young Adult Fiction (workshop)
· North Island College/ ElderCollege, 2018: Developing Credible Characters (workshop)
· Saskatchewan Festival of Words, 2018: presenting author (readings)
· Northern Ontario Writers Workshop, 2017: Plot and Structure in Contemporary Crime Fiction (workshop)
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Prior to 2017: presented intermittent talks and
workshops on short fiction and theatre for children and adults; developed and
presented many programs for Calgary Crime Writers, When Words Collide, Mystery
Writers Ink, Crime Writers of Canada Prairie Region. Prior to 2000: presented short fiction and theatre workshops for adults & children in Saskatchewan.
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Professional Affiliations:
- Sisters In Crime Canada West
- Crime Writers of Canada
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
- Women Fiction Writers Association
- Writers Guild of Alberta
- Calgary Crime Writers
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Education:
· Certificate of Business Administration
· BA (Psychology & Child Development)
· Certificate of Administrative Development
· BA (Theatre)
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MA, Cultural Studies (ongoing)
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