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Alice Priestley | |
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| Born | 1962 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Children's writer / illustrator |
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Alice Priestley (born 1962) is a children's writer and illustrator. She has illustrated or written twelve books, published by Annick Press, Key Porter Books, and Second Story Press.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, she studied fine art and English at the University of Toronto. Priestley lives in Toronto with her family. [1]
Alice Ann Munro is a Canadian short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. Munro's work has been described as revolutionizing the architecture of short stories, especially in its tendency to move forward and backward in time. Her stories have been said to "embed more than announce, reveal more than parade."
Kathy Stinson is a Canadian children's writer.
Olive Marjorie Senior is a Jamaican poet, novelist, short story and non-fiction writer based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was awarded the Musgrave Gold Medal in 2005 by the Institute of Jamaica for her contributions to literature.
Michael Martchenko is a Canadian illustrator best known for illustrating many of the stories of Robert Munsch.
Rachna Gilmore was a Canadian children's writer. Her picture book A Screaming Kind of Day won the 1999 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature.
Annick Press is a Canadian book publishing company that was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1975 by Anne Millyard and Rick Wilks. Rick Wilks became the sole owner in 2000. A second editorial office was opened in Vancouver by Colleen MacMillan in 1999. Annick Press publishes approximately thirty books of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults per year.
Kady MacDonald Denton is a Canadian creator of children's books, primarily an illustrator of picture books. She observed in 2011 that "I'm in that quickly-shrinking group of illustrators who doesn’t use a computer at any stage in the illustration process."
Second Story Press is a book publishing company located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its titles include the international bestseller Hana's Suitcase, about Hana Brady, which has been published in over forty countries around the world. The company is concerned with feminism, focusing on books featuring strong female characters and exploring themes of social justice, human rights, and ability issues.
Scot Ritchie is a Canadian author and illustrator. He specializes in children's literature and has over 65 books published. He also illustrates for the advertising, editorial and educational markets. His work can be found in publications including Wall St. Journal,Newsweek,Chicago Tribune, and New York Magazine. His books have been translated into many languages including Korean, Chinese, Dutch, French, Arabic, Russian and Polish.
Vesanto Melina is a Canadian Registered Dietitian and co-author of books that have become classics in the field of vegetarian, vegan, and raw foods nutrition, have sold over 700,000 copies and are in eight languages. She has presented workshops on various aspects of vegetarian, vegan and raw foods and nutrition for dietitians, health professionals, and vegetarian associations in 17 American states and 9 Canadian provinces, and in Europe.
Paul Yee is a Chinese-Canadian historian and writer. He is the author of many books for children, including Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter, The Curses of Third Uncle, Dead Man's Gold, and Ghost Train—winner of the 1996 Governor General's Award for English language children's literature. In 2012, the Writers' Trust of Canada awarded Paul Yee the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People in recognition of having "contributed uniquely and powerfully to our literary landscape over a writing career that spans almost 30 years".
Diane Swanson was a Canadian writer of science books for children.
Brenda Silsbe is a Canadian children's writer.
Kathy Kacer is a Canadian author of fiction and non-fiction for children about The Holocaust, and has written one adult fiction book (Restitution). She has won several awards and her books have been translated into a variety of languages. As well as writing, she speaks to children about the Holocaust, and to educators about teaching sensitive issues to young children.
Marjorie Hope van Heerden is a South African writer and illustrator of children’s books. Since the publication of her first children’s picture book in 1983, van Heerden has been published as an illustrator or writer/illustrator in 33 languages in Africa, Britain, Europe, Asia, Canada and the USA.
Claire Mackay was a Canadian writer of eleven books for children and young-adult fiction and non-fiction.
Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton was an Inuvialuit author of children's books, story keeper, and residential school survivor.
Gina Calleja was an author and illustrator of children's books in Canada.
Barbara Greenwood is a Canadian educator and author of children's books. She has served as president of the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP).
Brenda Clark is a Canadian illustrator, perhaps best known for her work on the Franklin the Turtle series of children's books.
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