Ruth Barrett was born in Pointe Claire, Quebec and grew up in Barrie, Ontario. She attended Trent University in Peterborough where she studied English Literature, and began her lov...lihat lebih banyakRuth Barrett was born in Pointe Claire, Quebec and grew up in Barrie, Ontario. She attended Trent University in Peterborough where she studied English Literature, and began her love affair with the United Kingdom during an exchange year at the University of Leeds. After earning her B.A., Ruth returned to England and studied Classical Drama at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA).Always a storyteller, Ruth honed her skills as a writer through further training at George Brown College, and the Humber School for Writers correspondence program under the enthusiastic mentorship of Booker Prize-winning author, Peter Carey. Ruth went on to publish several short stories in anthologies and literary journals, earning a few awards and a Toronto Arts Council grant along the way. More recently, she attended the Summer School for Writers at The University of Oxford.In her ‘day job,’ Ruth applies her background in both writing and television as a writer of descriptive narrative TV and film scripts for the visually impaired and blind. In April 2011, Ruth was tasked with co-narrating the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton with the CBC and the Accessible Channel in a six-hour marathon of live improvised description. She is currently a Lead Staff Writer at Descriptive Video Works.These days, Ruth resides in the beautiful town of Stratford, Ontario-- home of the world-famous Stratford Shakespeare Festival.lihat lebih sedikit