Barbara Sibbald is a Canadian novelist and an award-winning freelance journalist based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

[1] She has published two works of fiction, The Book of Love: Guidance in Affairs of the Heart (General Store Publishing House, 2011),[1] and Regarding Wanda (Bunkhouse Press, 2006), which was short-listed for the Ottawa Book Award.

[4] She has also been the recipient of a City of Ottawa Arts Grant (for Regarding Wanda) and a Canada Council writing grant (for The Book of Love), and has participated in the Banff Centre Writing Studio workshops.

[2] Sibbald's nonfiction journalism includes extensive writing on health, medical and lifestyle issues, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, where she also works as a Deputy Editor.

[4] She was twice cited for the Michener Award for meritorious public service in journalism; has been recognized with the Canadian Association of Journalists' investigative journalism prize (2006); and has twice won gold awards for breaking news from the Canadian Business Press.