<p>oan Ferry attended London University. While in the UK she co-edited the theatre magazine ENCORE.</p><p>It became the voice piece for the era of the Angry Young Men, Osborne, Wesker, Pinter, Colin Wilson et al.</p><p>The magazine is presently housed in the British Library.</p><p>She has conducted Theatre workshops and directed plays in English and French in British Columbia and Ontario.</p><p>In addition, CBC radio aired a chapter of her novel, <em>The World’s Fair</em> entitled, <em>You’re a Long Time Dead</em>.</p><p>Joan is the recipient of the Ohio Award for her performance in a CBC production entitled, Marie Claire Blais. She also wrote and produced a play, <em>Apples on the Silver Moon</em> at the University of Victoria where she taught.</p><p>Presently she is preparing her first piece of non-fiction, Encore and After. The condensation of a chapter was published in Theatre History in Canada. Vol., 8., No.1.</p><p>She was a co-founder of Toronto Workshop Productions. The Theatre Company’s mandate was to nurture Canadian talent.</p><p>Joan lives in Duncan, B.C., Canada</p>
