Dennis Foon

Readings

Dennis talks about what brought him to where he is today, how the book came to be, read, and take questions. Because of the wide range of his work, Dennis is happy to design the time to fit the needs of the students, whether their focus is fiction, theatre or film.

Book Sales:

Copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed, if requested

Workshops

Dennis' most recent workshop gives the students a taste of creating a fantasy world and characters in that fantasy world. He is currently considering developing some new ones.

Book Sales:

Copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed, if requested.

Biography

Labeled as “unquestionably Canada’s best young people’s playwright” by the Children’s Literature Journal, Dennis Foon was Artistic Director of Vancouver’s acclaimed Green Thumb Theatre for 12 years, where he produced a body of plays that continue to be produced internationally in numerous languages and for which he has received the British Theatre Award, two Chalmers awards, the Jesse Richardson Career Achievement Award and the International Arts for Young Audiences Award.

His work in television and film has rivaled his success in theatre. He has received the Gemini Award, two WGC Top Ten Awards, and the Robert Wagner Award for his screenplays, which include Little Criminals (Grand Prix winner at the Geneva Cinema Tout Ecran), the International Emmy nominated White Lies, Torso, and most recently, Terry, the acclaimed CTV drama on Terry Fox, distributed internationally by Granada.

His novel Skud received the Sheila A. Egoff Book Award, and The Dirt Eaters, the first book in Longlight Legacy, was a Red Maple Honor Book and is published in Dutch, German and French. The Keeper’s Shadow, the final book of the trilogy, was released in the fall of 2006.

His new play for young people, Kindness, will be premiered by Manitoba Theatre for Young People in fall 2007, with several touring dates around North America.