Dan Needles Author and Playwright

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dan-needles-authorFor 30 years, author and playwright Dan Needles has been bringing to life the stories and characters of his mythical Persephone Township, a fictional rural Canadian community two hours north of the big city. His Wingfield Farm series of stage plays have appeared in virtually every English speaking theatre in Canada, including the Stratford Festival and Royal Alex in Toronto and eventually became a popular television series aired on CBC, Bravo and the PBS networks. Thousands of readers have followed his magazine columns in Harrowsmith-Country Life, Country Guide, Small Farm Canada, In the Hills, On the Bay and Watershed.

Nominated three times for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, Dan won in 2003 for his local history of Persephone Township, With Axe and Flask. He is the author of 12 plays, four books and hundreds of magazine columns.  From more than a thousand platforms, Dan has entertained crowds as a banquet and conference speaker, carrying a message of neighbourhood, affection and the power of farmer thinking.

Dan Needles stands squarely in the tradition of other comic chroniclers of the human condition such as T.C. Haliburton and Mark Twain…Persephone Township may not be on the map, but it is somewhere near the Canadian psyche.”
— The Globe and Mail —

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A One-Horse Open Sleigh

My great-uncle Bob was the first member of our family to leave the rat race and seek the simple life … [.... Read more]

Larkspur Farm

For the past 30 years I’ve made a living writing about rural Canada, which is a bit odd considering … [.... Read more]

News, Fence Posts & Events

OPINION: Today, everyone is an expert but I see red flags unless expert talk includes humility that inspires confidence and trust

Last month my cardiologist put me on a … [More...]

Like Manna From Heaven illustration

Like Manna From Heaven

About five years ago my eldest son … [More...]

OPINION: Got the supply chain blues that only a guy from Georgia with a garbage can bacon smoker can cure

This whole past year has given us a … [More...]

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Dan Needles Guest Speaker

Dan is frequently asked to speak at conferences and banquets across the country, making us laugh about the old rural community and the way it meets the modern world.....read more

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​Dan Needles

dan@danneedles.ca

Tel 705-445-8790
Fax 705-445-9074

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Latest Posts

  • OPINION: Today, everyone is an expert but I see red flags unless expert talk includes humility that inspires confidence and trust December 17, 2021
  • Like Manna From Heaven November 29, 2021
  • OPINION: Got the supply chain blues that only a guy from Georgia with a garbage can bacon smoker can cure November 23, 2021
  • OPINION: What is it about rural living? Moments of clarity for the exhausted October 25, 2021

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