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                                                 Full publishing biography of: J. Ivanel Johnson

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-June 2024 - play, 'unPlanned Planet' performed in London, UK by KDC Theatre Co. at Drayton Arms Theatre

- 2022-2023 - book deal for sequel to novel, Just A STALE MATE, out June 8/23 by Black Rose, Texas

as of May 2024 Just A STALE MATE is a multiple award-winner (Maxy Awards, Literary Titan Awards, semi-finalist for Chanticleer International Book Awards  - Mystery & Mayhem) & in April 2024 was no. 1 on Kindle Best-seller Lists

-2023, play The Pistol's Report (Surefire List, 2022, PGC) avail. on The Pledge Project as is musical Rough Notes (also avail. through Canadian Musical Theatre database and through Thornhill Theatre New Musical Mondays on Spotify

 -2022, short story 'Winter's Warmblood' published in anthology, vol i, A Warm Mug of Cozy

-2022, poem, 'Beyond The Picket Fence' published in anthology, issue iv, Journal of Undiscovered Poets

- 2021-2022 - book deal for novel, Just A STILL LIFE, (mystery) out Sept. 22/22 by Black Rose, Texas

-2021-2022 - Canada Council for the Arts grant of $20,000 to professionally workshop musical Rough Notes

- 2021 paid contract for "Seeing Red" poem, social-justice-through-arts supporters, Chicago's Third Estate Art, in their online literary magazine Quaranzine, June 2021, & July 2021:"Thinking Outside The Box", Squares and Rebel's Mollyhouse Journal, vol. 3., ed. by Raymond Luczak.

- 2020 paid contracts for three 2020 short stories and one epic poem: "The Hole of Horror" in BamMullin's 42 Stories Anthology, "Mr. McGarrity's Hoe" in THEMA literary journal, June issue, The Clumsy Gardener and "The Door to Gwunvailer" in Cat Ladies of the Apocalypse anthology by Camden Park Press, ed. by Lynn Worthen

-online poem published, "Rick The Hick, or How I Lost the Plot"in The Daily Drunk literary journal, Aug. 2020

- 2019 paid contract for “Iron Bone”, creative memoir, in Nothing Without Us anthology, Renaissance Press, ed., Talia Johnson and Cait Gordon, Ottawa, Sept. 2019 (now on syllabus at Trent University and nominated for 2020 Prix Aurora Award.

- weekly blog on living self-sufficiently, over 500 followers,2016-2019 https://bluebellmountainblog.wordpress.com/

- completed Book/script, lyrics and music for Canadian-based “Rough Notes” musical, McKencroft Productions,  2019  https://mckencroftproducti.wixsite.com/roughnotes,  http://www.rnmusical.wordpress.com

-work quoted, and paragraphs reprinted (the latter without credit), Jenni Autry, Eventing Nation 2018, Documentary to Chronicle Extraordinary Story of Kim Walnes and The Gray Goose - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary

- paid contract for 40 page How To Teach Drama To Kids , HowtoExpert Press, 2015 (as Julie Johnson),

now in its 3rd printing with audiobook narrated by actress Ramona Master, and new hardcover, Feb. 2020.

-published regular editorial in 2003-2004 Atwood Library newsletters

-two fictional short stories published in Queen's University ACE alumni journal, 1997, Beyond the Picket Fence (included poetry: Political Rape) and  Odd Number, these, with final rhyming thesis also found at Artist in Community Education  web-site:http://edu-ss10.educ.queensu.ca/~elliotts/ace/acescape97/gallery/julie/

-work quoted on front page of Ottawa Citizen, Wednesday, January 31st, 1996

-14 journalism articles in local papers  1988-1996 (Lanark Era, Perth Courier, Carleton Place Canadian, and Ministry of Natural Resources newsletters) 

-Poem Of Suicide, Spark/Sand: WOP Anthology, California, 1995

-Another Wordsandwich, Books By Kids, Annick Press, Toronto - 2 poems,Night of Flame, My Boyfriend , 1977,1979

- Elgin County Ed. Journal - 1 poem, "Pieces of Home", 1976

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Previously Produced work of J. Ivanel Johnson

- Rough Notes, full-length two-act musical, wrote Book, Lyrics and Music (arranged and add'l music by Cameron Slipp) professionally workshopped in October of 2022 with the Premier of the Province and other distinguished guests and politicians in the audience for the production, at S. W. M.C., Bristol, NB.

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- wrote & performed Katherine Ann Fields, a one-woman show, two seasons, Murphys Point Provincial Park, 1989,'90

- wrote & produced 7 nature-themed puppet shows and skits for Murphys Point Provincial Park, 1989-91

- co-authored full-length (2 hour) play (with Phil Chester),Off the Wall, produced in Leeds, England, 1997

-wrote, directed and produced Fantaseas, a full-length rhyming-dialogue juke-box musical,

 produced in East Glacier Park, Montana, 2001.

 

  *** Professional Memberships, Courses:  Memberships: Current member in good standing of The Playwrights Guild of Canada, speaking at 2019 AGM and attending Atlantic Edge Conference. Current member in good standing of The Writer's Union of Canada, International Thriller Writers, Sisters In Crime (Toronto Chapter) and PARC  (Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre) . Member of 3 Writing Critique Grouops.  Dramaturgy work on my recent 2018-2022 musical Rough Notes by Charlottetown Festival's Artistic Director Adam Brazier, NB playwright Ryan Griffith, professional actor/opera performer Curtis Sullivan and Capitol Theatre Artistic Director and Author Marshall Button. In addition, I have worked closely and personally with Governor General Award Winning authors Chris Scott

and Tim Wynne-Jones; both have read and edited my first few full-length novel ms. (Tim worked in detail

with me on Fair Game).  I have also taken two workshops with Kay Linaker (Kate Phillips), Hollywood actress and screen-writer.   I have been a member of England Authors’ societies and have attended semester-long courses 

with authors Hedy Czuchnika and Tim Wynne-Jones, as well as workshops and conferences

with editor Brian Henry  and agent Tina Tsallas (Toronto).