Category Archives: Award Winner

Awake and Smiling

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

I’m posting this photo for two reasons: 1) To say thanks to the young ladies from Agnes McPhail Public School for interviewing me about Not Suitable for Family Viewing. 2) And to prove that I was alert throughout the Ontario … Continue reading →

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Can I drop by for a visit?

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

Toronto at the end of January. Is there a lovelier place to be? No. Not if you get to enjoy the warmth of the Ontario Library Association’s SuperConference. (What a corny line. Clearly, I’ll do anything for a segue.) I’ve … Continue reading →

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Betsy Wickwire Cracked the Top 17!

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

I don’t know why that number was chosen but I’m delighted, nonetheless, that Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret has made Canadian Parents “17 Books to Give this Holiday Season.“ BTW, if you’d like a copy of Betsy Wickwire (or Not Suitable for … Continue reading →

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Taking the mystery out of mystery writing. (I hope.)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Plotting. Planting clues. Killing off your characters. I had to figure out how to do all that while writing Not Suitable for Family Viewing. Now I’m giving away my trade secrets at an upcoming “Writing Teen Mysteries” workshop. Thursday, November … Continue reading →

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Stellar News!

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

I just got word that Not Suitable for Family Viewing has been nominated for the 2012 Stellar Award, British Columbia teen readers’ choice award. Once again, it’s in very good company. Here’s the full list of nominees: Shadow Boxing by Sherie … Continue reading →

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Lattes and laughs at the Kid Lit Cafe

Posted on October 22, 2009 by

  Thanks to the great crowd that showed up for the first Kid Lit Cafe last night. Thanks, too, to Nancy MacDonald for welcoming us to the Coburg Coffee House, to Gilles Plante for videotaping the event and, of course, … Continue reading →

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How do you say Quid Pro Quo in Korean?

Posted on October 8, 2009 by

   The comic legal thriller for teens, Quid Pro Quo, will soon be available in Korea. It’s currently available in France under the title Sur la Liste des Suspects. Rageot, the French publisher has also picked up the rights to Res … Continue reading →

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Cyril MacIntyre – TV star?

Posted on October 6, 2009 by

Yowza Animation, Inc has recently optioned Quid pro Quo with the intention of producing a live-action television series based on the comic legal thriller for kids.

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We have a winner!

Posted on February 8, 2009 by

QUID PRO QUO has just won CBC’s Young Canada Reads! Set in Halifax, QPQ is a funny legal thriller for teens – “John Grisham for the skateboard set!” as the publicist likes to say. It previously won The Arthur Ellis … Continue reading →

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