Clark, Joan (1934–)

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Clark, Joan (1934–)

Canadian novelist and children's writer. Born 1934 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada; attended Acadia University.

Worked as schoolteacher in Maritimes and Alberta; co-founded literary magazine Dandelion (1974) and served as president of Writers' Guild of Alberta and Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador; writings for children include Girl of the Rockies (1968), Thomasina and the Trout Tree (1971), The Leopard and the Lily (1984), The Hand of Robin Squires (1977), Wild Man of the Woods (1985), The Moons of Madeleine (1987) and The Dream Carvers (1995); works for adults include From a High Thin Wire (1982), The Victory of Geraldine Gull: A Novel (1988), Swimming Toward the Light: Short Stories (1990) and Eiriksdottir: A Tale of Dreams and Luck: A Novel (1994). Received Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction (1989), Marian Engel Award (1991), and Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People (1995).

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