Laurie Petrou

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Laurie Petrou
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Laurie Petrou is a Canadian author and professor. She won the Half the World Global Literati Award in 2016 for Sister of Mine.

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Career

Petrou is an associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in the RTA School of Media. [1] She won the inaugural Half the World Global Literati Award in 2016 for her manuscript, Sister of Mine. [2] In 2017, HarperCollins acquired the Canadian rights to the manuscript. [3] Crooked Lane Books acquired U.S. rights 2018. [4] The book was published in 2018 and was Petrou's first novel. She had previously published Between, a collection of short stories. [5] [6]

Petrou's novel, Stargazer, was released in 2022. That same year, it was optioned by the Canadian production company Nikki Ray Media Agency. [7] [8]

Personal life

Petrou lives in Grimsby in the Niagra region of Ontario. [9]

Books

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