Janet McNaughton
Janet McNaughton is a Canadian writer from Newfoundland and Labrador. She wrote the coming of age novel, An Earthly Knight, published in 2003.
Life
She was born in Toronto, Ontario and stayed there for 26 years, moving to St. John's in 1979.Janet McNaughton got into writing early. She was only fifteen when she began to write her first book. It was a historical novel intended for a young readers. She did not finish it. However, the writing helped her to identify her interest, a love for learning about people's lifestyles and thoughts in the past. She pursued this interest by studying folklore in university. She went on to complete a Ph.D in Folklore.
Her novel An Earthly Knight drew inspiration from two ancient ballads: Tam Lin and Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight.