Dafoe, Nancy

Author/educator Nancy Avery Dafoe has 15 published books. In addition to the new novel Yet in the Land of the Living, her most recent work includes a poetry collection focused on man’s responsibility to the Earth—When Mine Canaries Stop Singing, a memoir Unstuck in Time, and a literary novel, Socrates is Dead Again, which earned a gold award from the Human Relations Indie Book Awards in 2023. Unstuck in Time won the Director’s Choice Award in 2023 from Human Relations Indie Books. Nancy has won national awards, including the William Faulkner/Wisdom Award (2016). Her prose short stories have also won national awards, including the New Century Writer contest.

Dafoe has taught English and writing in a variety of settings, including high school, community college, and workshop settings. She continues to offer writing workshops and writing retreats through various organizations. She lives in Homer, New York on Little York Lake with her husband Daniel and dog Lincoln. Her book web address is: nancydafoebooks.com