Sarah Sheard
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Sarah Sheard is a Canadian
novelist.
Sheard published her first novel, Almost Japanese, in 1985. She has also been a creative writing instructor at Glendon College
and Humber College
in Toronto, and a member of the editorial board of Coach House Press. She is also in private practice as a psychotherapist and certified mediator
.
She is the sister of pop singer Mia Sheard
and pianist John Sheard
, and the great-great-granddaughter of Joseph Sheard
, a former mayor of Toronto.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
novelist.
Sheard published her first novel, Almost Japanese, in 1985. She has also been a creative writing instructor at Glendon College
Glendon College
Glendon College is one of the two campuses of York University, Canada's third-largest university, in Toronto, Ontario. A bilingual liberal arts college with 84 full-time faculty members and a student population of about 2400, Glendon is located in midtown Toronto's Lawrence Park neighbourhood...
and Humber College
Humber College
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves...
in Toronto, and a member of the editorial board of Coach House Press. She is also in private practice as a psychotherapist and certified mediator
Mediation
Mediation, as used in law, is a form of alternative dispute resolution , a way of resolving disputes between two or more parties. A third party, the mediator, assists the parties to negotiate their own settlement...
.
She is the sister of pop singer Mia Sheard
Mia Sheard
Mia Sheard is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter.Sheard was classically trained at the Royal Conservatory of MusicShe is the sister of novelist Sarah Sheard and pianist John Sheard, and the great-great-granddaughter of Joseph Sheard, a former Mayor of Toronto....
and pianist John Sheard
John Sheard
John Sheard is a Canadian pianist, producer and arranger, who throughout his thirty year career has recorded and performed with many North American artists, and is most recognized for his work on Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe...
, and the great-great-granddaughter of Joseph Sheard
Joseph Sheard
Joseph Sheard was a Canadian architect and politician. He was Mayor of Toronto from 1871 to 1872.Born in Hornsea, near Hull, Yorkshire, England, his father died when he was only 6 weeks old, leaving 4 young children to be raised by his mother...
, a former mayor of Toronto.