Julie Barlow (March 1968 in

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) is a Canadian

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, author and conference speaker who writes and publishes both in English and

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and is based in

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. As an author, she has written four books on language and culture, among which are '' Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong'' and ''The Bonjour Effect''. Originally from

, she has written features for a wide variety of magazines and newspapers including ''

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'', '' L’actualité'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Biography

Julie Barlow received a bachelor's degree from

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where she majored in

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. She received a master's degree in

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from

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. After living in

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from 1999 to 2001, she co-wrote ''Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong'' (St. Martin's Press, 2003) with her husband

Jean-Benoît Nadeau Jean-Benoît Nadeau (born in 1964) is a Canadian author, journalist, and lecturer, and a Fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs. He is the author of ''The Bonjour Effect'' and ''Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong'' which he co-wrote w ...

, a book about

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and

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. The book was translated into French,

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and

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. In 2006, Barlow co-wrote ''The Story of French'' with Nadeau, a biography of the origins of the French language. This book was translated into French and

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. In 2014, it was adapted into a two-hour radio documentary, ''Le français n’a pas dit son dernier mot'' (French has not said its last word), which was broadcast by

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in July 2014, and still available in

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. Barlow was a visiting

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at the North American Center for Transborder Studies in

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, in spring 2010 where her studies focused on relations between Mexico and the United States and the role of

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in the U.S. This was part of the research for her next book, a history of the Spanish language titled ''The Story of Spanish'' (St. Martin's Press), also co-authored with Nadeau. She currently sits on the board of trustees of the Washington-based

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. In 2018, she was a finalist for the CBC/QWF writer in residence program.

Awards

* 2011 L’Académie des Science d’Outre-Mer (The Academy of Overseas Sciences) Prix de la Renaissance Française (French Renaissance Award) *2007 Quebec Writer’s Federation Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction

Published works

*2016: ''The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed'' (with Jean-Benoît Nadeau) *2013: ''The Story of Spanish'' (with Jean-Benoît Nadeau). New York: Saint Martin's Press. *2006: ''The Story of French'' (with Jean-Benoît Nadeau). New York: Saint Martin's Press. *2006: ''Montréal & Québec City for Dummies'' (with Austin Macdonald). Dummies Travel series. (2nd ed. 2016) New York John Wiley. *2003: ''Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong'' (with Jean-Benoît Nadeau). Naperville: Sourcebooks.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barlow, Julie 1968 births Living people Canadian women journalists Canadian women non-fiction writers Canadian non-fiction writers in French Journalists from Montreal Journalists from Ontario Linguistics writers Writers from Hamilton, Ontario Writers from Montreal Date of birth missing (living people)