Djanet Sears is a Canadian playwright, actor and director.
Born in England to a Guyanese father and a Jamaican mother, Sears was raised in England and in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Her birth name was Janet -- she added the D when she came across a town called Djanet on a trip to Africa.
Her play Harlem Duet won many Canadian awards, including four Dora Mavor Moore Awards and a Governor-General's Award for drama.
DjanetSears, a Governor General Award-winning playwright, is the 2004 writer-in-residence at the University of Guelph.
In addition to her own writing, Sears will visit classes on campus to talk about writing and is holding office hours to enable student writers and members of the community to discuss their writing and projects with her.
Sears is no stranger to speaking in front of university classes and meeting with students one-on-one.
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