Barbara Sibbald

Barbara Sibbald
Born (1958-07-19) July 19, 1958
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Occupation Novelist, journalist
Nationality Canadian
Education BA Journalism, Carleton University, Ottawa (Canada)
Period Present
Genre Fiction and Non-Fiction, 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)
Website
barbarasibbald.com

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),[2] and Regarding Wanda (Bunkhouse Press, 2006), which was short-listed for the Ottawa Book Award.[3]

Career

She has published numerous short stories in anthologies and literary journals such as Shift, The Capilano Review, Antigonish Review and The New Quarterly.[4] Two of her short stories have been nominated for the Journey Prize in fiction writing.[5] 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.[6]

She is, perhaps, more widely known for her non-fiction journalism, including her extensive writing on health, medical and lifestyle issues, published widely 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,[7] and is a frequent contributor to other major Canadian media outlets, such as the Globe and Mail and Chatelaine magazine. [8]

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.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gsph.com/index.php?ID=647&Lang=En
  2. ↑ http://www.gsph.com/index.php?ID=647&Lang=En
  3. ↑ http://www.barbarasibbald.com
  4. ↑ http://barbarasibbald.com/?page_id=76
  5. ↑ http://www.cmaj.ca/site/pdfs/sibbald.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.barbarasibbald.com
  7. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/barbara-sibbald
  8. ↑ http://www.cmaj.ca/site/pdfs/sibbald.pdf
  9. ↑ http://www.cmaj.ca/site/pdfs/sibbald.pdf

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