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Jan Andrews

Author, Performer

 

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Jan lives down the end of the road on a lake about an hour's drive from Ottawa. A storyteller as well as a writer, she has given readings and workshops, and performed at festivals for adults and young people across the country, in Australia, the US and the UK. Her work comes out of a conviction that we can all find within ourselves everything we need to manage. She writes and tells about the times of struggle and darkness but also about creating the way through to change and hope. She has a particular love for the traditional folk and fairy tales and this love has now come creeping into her books—some of which have recently been taking a distinctly humorous turn (to the point of inspiring reader belly-laughs). She takes delight in meeting readers and listeners and gives performances which have a spell-binding quality that seems to open doors.

Also a passionate advocate and administrator for the arts, Jan was the first National Coordinator of Storytellers of Canada/Conteurs du Canada and directed the organization's StorySave project for a number of years. She has directed two storytelling series (one at the Fourth Stage of the National Arts Centre), is co-founder of the Eastern Ontario arts education organization MASC, and of the production company Two Women Productions (2WP).

Spare time finds her outdoors: cross-country skiing, gardening, rock climbing, hiking or canoeing.

Jan was born in England but is certain that Canada is home. She has two children and three step-children, all adults. Her partner, Jennifer Cayley, is also a storyteller and colluder in arts dreams and schemes.
Available For
Readings and storytelling for all ages from 5 and up.
Writing and storytelling workshops for adults
Storytelling Master Classes and mentorship.
Conference presentations and keynotes.
E-presentations via Skype
Publications
Winter of Peril. The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge
Scholastic Canada, 2005

Keri
Groundwood Books, 1996

Rude Stories
Tundra Books, 2010
Illustrated by Francis Blake

Stories at the Door
Tundra Books, 2007
Illustrated by Francis Blake

Stories at the Door
Tundra Books, 2007
Illustrated by Francis Blake

The Twelve Days of Summer
Orca Books, 2005
Illustrated by Susan Rennick Jolliffe

Out of the Everywhere
Groundwood Books, 2000
Illustrated by Simon Ng

Pumpkin Time
Groundwood Books, 1990
Illustrated by Kim LaFave

The Auction
Groundwood Books, 1990
Illustrated by Karen Reczuch

Very Last First Time
Groundwood Books, 1985
Illustrated by Ian Wallace

Ella, An Elephant, un Elephant
Tundra Books, 1976
Illustrated by Pat Bonn

Fresh Fish...and Chips
Women's Press, 1973
Illustrated by Linda Donnelly

Pa's Harvest
Groundwood Books, 2000
Illustrated by Cybèle Young
Performances and Exhibitions
2009 (Ongoing) For Adults. Has toured Ontario, Alberta, Wales, Australia.
The Book of Spells. A Love Story

2008 (Ongoing) For adults. Has toured Ontario and BC
The Stone Book (from Alan Garner's The Stone Book Quartet)
Awards
2006 Shortlisted Red Cedar Award
Category: Writing
For: Winter of Peril. The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge.

1997 Shortlisted Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award
Category: Writing
For: Keri

1997 Selected International Youth Library
Category: Writing
For: Keri

1996 Shortlisted Governor General's Literary Award
Category: Writing
For: Keri

1990 Shortlisted Ruth Schwartz Children's Literature Prize
Category: Writing
For: The Auction
With: Illustrated by Karen Reczuch

1990 Shortlisted Governor General's Literary Award
Category: Writing
For: The Auction

1986 Shortlisted Washington State Children's Picture Book Award
Category: Writing
For: Very Last First Time
With: Illustrated by Ian Wallace

1986 Shortlisted Ruth Schwartz Children's Literature Prize
Category: Writing
For: Very Last First Time
With: Illustrated by Ian Wallace

1986 Shortlisted Canada Council Children's Literature Prize
Category: Writing
For: Very Last First Time

1986 Selected International Youth Library
Category: Writing
For: Very Last First Time
With: Illustrated by Ian Wallace

1986 Selected American Library Association Notable Books
Category: Writing
For: Very Last First Time
With: Illustrated by Ian Wallace
Other Memberships
The Writers' Union of Canada
Storytellers of Canada-Conteurs du Canada (SC-CC)
NSN (National Storytelling Network -- US)
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