Sandy Frances Duncan
Sandy Frances Duncan | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | Sandy Frances Mary Duncan |
| Education | University of British Columbia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Organizations | |
| Awards | Finalist for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize in 2005 |
Sandy Frances Duncan is a Canadian writer of novels, mysteries, and short stories.[1] Her novel Gold Rush Orphan was among the finalists for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize in 2005.[2] She has contributed short fiction to anthologies, including Dropped Threads: What We Aren't Told and Celebrating Canadian Women,[3] and to magazines including Makara, Northern Journey, and Canadian Fiction.[1]
Duncan, born in Vancouver in 1942, holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of British Columbia. She worked as a psychologist at Woodlands School, New Westminster, British Columbia; Burnaby Mental Health Center in Burnaby, and for the Metropolitan Health Department in Vancouver before turning to writing full-time in 1973.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Cariboo Runaway (1976)
- Kap-Sung Ferris (1977)
- The Toothpaste Genie (1981)
- Dragonhunt (1981)
- Finding Home (1982)
- Pattern Makers (1989)
- Listen to Me, Grace Kelly (1990)
- British Columbia: Its Land, Mineral and Water Resources (1996)
- Gold Rush Orphan (2004)[1]
Mysteries
[edit]Four novels, co-authored with George Szanto, comprise the Islands Investigations International Mysteries, as follows:
- Never Sleep with a Suspect on Gabriola Island (2009)[4]
- Always Kiss the Corpse on Whidbey Island (2010)[5]
- Never Hug a Mugger on Quadra Island (2011)[6]
- Always Love a Villain on San Juan Island (2013)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Contemporary Authors Online: Sandy Frances Mary Duncan". Biography In Context. Gale. June 14, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "BC Book Prizes: Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize". BC Book Prizes. 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ "Sandy Frances Duncan". Ronsdale Press. 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ Never Sleep with a Suspect on Gabriola Island. WorldCat. OCLC 305104485. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ Always Kiss the Corpse on Whidbey Island. WorldCat. OCLC 1036057052. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ Never Hug a Mugger on Quadra Island. WorldCat. OCLC 935755909. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ Always Love a Villain on San Juan Island. WorldCat. OCLC 833553361. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1942 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 20th-century Canadian short story writers
- Canadian women non-fiction writers
- University of British Columbia alumni
- Writers from Vancouver
- Canadian mystery writers
- Canadian women mystery writers
- 20th-century Canadian women writers