Joel Thomas Hynes
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Joel Thomas Hynes is a Canadian
writer and performer. He is usually credited as Joel Hynes when acting, but as Joel Thomas Hynes on book covers.
His debut novel
Down to the Dirt won the Percy Janes First Novel Award
, was shortlisted for the Atlantic Book Award and the Winterset Award
, and was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
and the ReLit Award
. The novel has been translated into numerous international languages and was subsequently adapted into the film Down to the Dirt
, in which Hynes also played one of the lead roles.
Hynes has also performed numerous lead and leading roles for television, film and theatre. His credits include the television series Hatching, Matching and Dispatching
(for which he was also a writer), as well as the films Rabbittown, Crackie, The Con Artist, Messiah from Montreal, Re-Genesis
, The Sparky Book
, Ashore and numerous others.
Hynes was named Artist of the Year by the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council in 2008, has received the Lawrence Jackson Writer's Award, the Summerwork's Theatre Festival's Contra Guys Award, and most recently won the coveted Cuffer Prize.
He currently lives in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. His new book Straight Razor Days is due for release in September 2011.
Canada
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writer and performer. He is usually credited as Joel Hynes when acting, but as Joel Thomas Hynes on book covers.
His debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
Down to the Dirt won the Percy Janes First Novel Award
Percy Janes First Novel Award
The Percy Janes First Novel Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council to an unpublished manuscript by a first-time novelist from Newfoundland and Labrador. The award is named for the late Newfoundland writer Percy Janes...
, was shortlisted for the Atlantic Book Award and the Winterset Award
Winterset Award
The Winterset Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council to a work judged to be the best book, regardless of genre, published by a writer from Newfoundland and Labrador....
, and was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is an international literary award for a work of fiction, jointly sponsored by the city of Dublin, Ireland and the company IMPAC. At €100,000 it is one of the richest literary prizes in the world...
and the ReLit Award
The ReLit Awards
The ReLit Awards are Canadian literary prizes awarded annually to book-length works in the novel, short-story and poetry categories. Founded in 2000 by Newfoundland author Kenneth J. Harvey they are considered the pre-eminent literary prize in independent Canadian publishing...
. The novel has been translated into numerous international languages and was subsequently adapted into the film Down to the Dirt
Down to the Dirt
Down to the Dirt is a 2006 film based upon Newfoundland author Joel Hynes' first novel of the same name. The movie has been shot largely in Newfoundland. The film won two awards at the Atlantic Film Festival, one for the best feature film and other for the best screenplay.- Plot :Keith Kavanagh is...
, in which Hynes also played one of the lead roles.
Hynes has also performed numerous lead and leading roles for television, film and theatre. His credits include the television series Hatching, Matching and Dispatching
Hatching, Matching and Dispatching
Hatching, Matching and Dispatching was a Canadian television sitcom series. The CBC Television show starred Mary Walsh as Mamie Lou Furey, the matriarch of a family in Newfoundland and Labrador who own a combination ambulance, wedding and funeral business. The remaining cast included Shaun...
(for which he was also a writer), as well as the films Rabbittown, Crackie, The Con Artist, Messiah from Montreal, Re-Genesis
Re-Genesis
ReGenesis are an English progressive rock tribute band of Genesis. ReGenesis perform mostly material from Genesis' Peter Gabriel era. Formed in 1994, the band have been through several lineup changes, and the last gigging incarnation comprised Andy Hyam , Tony Patterson , Nigel Appleton , Piers de...
, The Sparky Book
The Sparky Book
The Sparky Book is a 2006 animated/live-action short film by Newfoundland filmmaker Mary Lewis, about the near-death of a young girl who undergoes heart transplant surgery, and the death of her beloved pet dog, Sparky....
, Ashore and numerous others.
Hynes was named Artist of the Year by the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council in 2008, has received the Lawrence Jackson Writer's Award, the Summerwork's Theatre Festival's Contra Guys Award, and most recently won the coveted Cuffer Prize.
He currently lives in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. His new book Straight Razor Days is due for release in September 2011.
Plays
- The Devil You Don't Know (co-written with Sherry White)
- Say Nothing Saw Wood (2009)
- "Broken Accidents" 2010
- "Incinerator Road" (for young adults) 2011