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Jim  Stark
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Status

Major area(s) of specialization: Literary Arts

Type of Artist

Literary Arts Specialty: Children's Literature; Fiction; Journalism; Non-Fiction; Poetry; Other

Contact Details

Email address:
Telephone number: (819) 647-6113
Address: 222 Victoria Ave.,
Box 1102,
Shawville, QC
J0X 2Y0
Location: Quebec
City/ Town: Shawville
Country (International): Canada

Biographical information

Biography: Date of birth July 20, 1943
Age 61
Occupation writer
Languages English (as near-perfect as it gets)
French (functional, but not polished)
Sports golf (part-time instructor)

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Work history

2004-2005 Currently writing "Democratic World Government," non-fiction, expected to be published in the fall of 2005.

2001-2005 Re-established Life Profiles, a business recording or writing the life stories of seniors for their children, grandchildren, etc. (see website, above)

1999-2001 Wrote "The Human 3 Evolution," non-fiction, about a science-based theory regarding the potential for further human consciousness evolution.

1998 Wrote "Four of Hearts," a novel about love.

1997-1998 Wrote a children’s novel, "The Adventures of Beaner Wiener," the life story of a precocious cat.

1995-1997 Wrote "The Endgame," book #2 of a work of speculative fiction called "The LieDeck Revolution" (for which I was awarded a literary grant of $19,650).

1993-1995 Founded and worked full time for Life Profiles Inc.

1991-1993 Wrote "The Opening," a novel, book #1 of "The LieDeck Revolution" (it was published under a slightly different name in 1993).

1989-1991 Wrote "Cold War Blues" (non-fiction, published in 1991).

1985-1989 Freelance writing. I recorded and wrote the life stories of seniors, working from my home.

1977-1985 Founder, president and C.E.O. of Operation Dismantle, a leading group in Canada promoting nuclear disarmament and world order. (If you wish to see a summary of this effort, look for “Stark, T. James” in the index of The Canadian Encyclopedia, 1st or 2nd edition.)

1975-1977 Ontario Conservatory of Music (marketing).

1974-1975 Child care worker for Youthdale (Toronto).

1972-1974 Organized intentional community (it had about 50 participants) to test out an alternative economic model.

1971-1972 Proprietor of Educorp (a small business producing a computerized teacher and course evaluation survey for post-secondary educational institutions).

1970-1971 Taught at Humber College, Toronto (criminology, social psychology).

1969-1970 Returned to Laurentian University for courses in sociology.

1968-1969 Psychometrist for the Province of Ontario Department of Education, Mid-Northern Region (administered psychological tests in schools).

1967-1968 Social worker, Children’s Aid Society, Sudbury.

1963-1967 Student, Laurentian University (B.A. in psychology).

1963 Taught English to mature students in Sudbury, in the old CVT (Canadian Vocational Training) program.

1962 Seminarian, Seminaire St. Paul, Ottawa.


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