Photo Credit: Les Smith
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Joyce Grant-Smith was born in Annapolis Royal and has spent most of her life in the beautiful Annapolis Valley. She took her B.A. and B.Ed. at Acadia University. She has enjoyed teaching in elementary and middle schools for many years; so many years, in fact, that she's frequently taught the children of former students. She and her husband, Les, have been married for over thirty years. They have raised two children, Jesse and Alexis, and a large menagerie of animals.
Joyce remembers writing as a small child, composing little notes and poems for family members. Her love for writing grew as she did and she delighted in learning to hone her craft. As an adult author, she has derived special satisfaction from writing for young readers.
- "Children's Book Review". Atlantic Books Today. August 2003.
- "An Icelandic Bloodhound". Horsepower. Dec./Jan. 2000.
- "How to Treat the Feet". Horsepower. Oct./Nov. 1996.
- "Start the Season on the Right Foot". Horse and Pony. June 1996.
- "Off to Camp - With a Horse". Horse and Pony. April 1996.
- "Adding up the Costs". Horse and Pony. February 1996.
- "A Diamond in the Rough". Horses All. 1988.
- "Equus Center". Horses All. January 1988.
- "The Government Takes on Prostitution". Hysteria. May 1987.
- "World Championship Dressage". Horses All. January 1987.
- The Latch. Brun Creek Books. ISBN 097353050-2. May 2004.
- "Don't Whistle up the Wind". Moving Up with Literacy Place. Series, Scholastic Canada. ISBN 978-0-7791-8404-0. June 2009.
- "Love is Blind". Almost Perfect. Word Forge Books anthology. ISBN 978-0-9771329-2-8. Sept. 2008
- "Seeing Through Tom". Teacher Miracles, anthology. ISBN-10 1-59869-135-X. September 2006.
- "Through the Storm". Danger at Work, Boldprint. Book by Thomson Nelson - July 2006.
- "Colbi". Happy Endings Volume One. ISBN 0-9772372-0-6. October 2005.
- "Casey". Happy Endings Volume Two. ISBN 0-9772372-1-4. October 2005.
- "Brindle". Dog Tales for the Soul Volume One. ISBN 0-9740841-2-3. Spring 2005.
- Extraordinary Animals and their Amazing Relationships. (Working title). Nimbus Publishing - coming out October 2010.
Third place: Writing for Children Award for Little Eagle - Writers' Federation of N.B. annual writing competition, March 2004
The Latch: Short listed for Hackmatack Award, 2006-07
