Katie Tallo

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Katie Tallo is a Canadian screenwriter, director, and author.

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Early life

Tallo grew up in Ottawa in the Carleton Heights neighbourhood of Nepean. [1] She is a graduate of Carleton University and Algonquin College. [2]

Career

Inspired by her time with Women in the Director's Chair (WIDC) in 1997, Tallo developed a scene from her WIDC workshop into her 1998 short film, See Through. [3] Tallo directed the TV-documentary Juiced for CityTV in 1999. Her first feature film, Posers , premiered in 2002. She both wrote and directed the movie. [4] For ten years, Tallo served on the Creative Women Workshops Association (CWWA) Board of Directors. [3]

In 2020, Tallo's debut novel, Dark August, was published by HarperCollins. [1] Dark August was named a New York Times Editor's Pick. [5] Its sequel, Poison Lilies, was published in 2022. [6] The third book in the installment is to be released on December 3, 2024, titled Buried Road. [7]

Personal life

Tallo lives in Ottawa with her husband and daughter. [8] She also had a dog named Levi, whom she depicted in Dark August. [9]

Bibliography

Filmography

Film

YearWorkCredited asNotes
WriterDirector
1998See ThroughYesYesShort
2002 Posers YesYes

Television

YearWorkCredited asNotes
WriterDirector
1999JuicedYesYesTV documentary
2004Just JamieYesNo5 episodes
2010 Rob the Robot YesNoEpisode: "Lost and Found"

References

  1. 1 2 Lalande, Dan (2021-06-24). "Ottawa Author Makes NY Times and Globe and Mail". FACES Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  2. ↑ "CREATIVE WOMEN WORKSHOPS ASSOCIATION (CWWA): Board of Directors" (PDF). Creative Women Workshops. 2011. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  3. 1 2 Whiteman, Carol (2019). "Creating space for authentic voice in Canada's screen industry: A case study of "Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC)"" (PDF). Simon Fraser University. p. 89. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  4. ↑ Hays, Matthew (2001-12-17). "When girls' night out turns deadly". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  5. ↑ "11 New Books We Recommend This Week". The New York Times. 2020-08-20. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  6. ↑ "The Next Chapter's mystery panel recommends 9 thriller and whodunit books to read this summer". CBC. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  7. 1 2 Noble, Barnes &. "Buried Road: A Novel|Paperback". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  8. ↑ Colford, Ian (2020-08-13). "Dark August by Katie Tallo". The Miramichi Reader. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  9. ↑ Kelly, Elizabeth (2020-10-10). "Author has vision". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  10. ↑ Saxberg, Lynn (2020-11-09). "Publishing during a pandemic: Books by Ottawa-area authors not to be missed". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  11. ↑ Stasio, Marilyn (2020-08-14). "Plucky Characters? Ugh. Make Mine Prickly and Difficult". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  12. ↑ Weinman, Sarah (2022-05-20). "'You Don't Pick a Jury. You're Left With a Jury.'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  13. ↑ Katie, Tallo (2022-04-01). "Poison Lilies". Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
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