Authors
Born
and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, new author Philip Steiner is currently a graduate
student in the Faculty of Law at Carleton University. Employed as both a teaching
assistant and researcher, Philip’s work is focused on contemporary justice theory,
identity politics and discourse ethics. He graduated with high honours in Law
and Political Science from Carleton University in June, 2002. Admitted into the
Masters program in Legal Studies, this new author is currently working on the
thesis requirement for his M.A. degree.
While The Brownie and the Wishing Spider represents Philip’s first published work, he has been writing for most of his life. Besides his keen interest in children’s fiction, Philip has written in the mediums of poetry, fiction and journalism.
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Angela Kathryn Narth has a lifetime of experience dealing with children challenged by low self-esteem. In her many years of teaching she witnessed the damage of teasing and bullying. Angela uses her writing to reach talented and capable children who limit themselves in their potential, having accepted others' views of them.
Throughout the years Angela was encouraged by her mother to pursue her interests in writing. Angela's first book Simon With Two Left Feet was published by GWEV Publishing in 2000. In 2002, Simon was shortlisted for the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award. Since then, the book has also been produced as an animated picture book on interactive DVD and is sold by GWEV as a bundled product. In 2007, the Simon book & DVD won a bronze medal in the 2007 Moonbeam Children's book awards, followed by a silver award in the 2009 Mom's Choice Awards.
GWEV also published The Very Last Ladybug War in 2001, followed by Fergus, Prince of Frogs in 2003. Both of these books have also been produced as animated picture books on interactive DVD.
Angela was born in Sudbury, Ontario, grew up in Gatineau, Quebec, and now lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A former elementary educator, school administrator, and university lecturer in Educational Psychology, Angela now writes full time and makes guest speaker appearances.
This talented author explains why she wrote Simon
With Two Left Feet:
"In
my many years of teaching, I have been saddened by the large number of talented
and capable children who limit themselves in their potential because they have
accepted the view others have of them."
Angela believes that reading is a gift which enables children to experience a taste of the joys and sorrows that life holds.
Lynn
Carroll was born in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario but now lives in the Ottawa Valley
with her husband and two children. She has a earned a Baccalauréate in business
administration from the University of Ottawa and worked for ten years in the
fields of business communication and research. She recently graduated from the
writing program at the Quality of Course Writing School.
The author enjoys spending time in her garden and has met many dandelions over the years whose persistence she greatly admires and Lynn's friendly and cheerful neighbours, Suzi and Terry, are honoured by lending their names to the book's lovable main characters. This new author explains the inspiration for A Dandelion's Dream Come True which strives to debunk the myth that the grass is always greener on the other side. Lynn frequently struggles to find innovative ways to express that very thought to her children and hopes Suzi's adventures can better express that reality to others.
With the publishing of A Dandelion's Dream Come True, and the unstinting love and support of her family, the author's own dreams have come true.
Julie
Ann Cybanski was born in Ottawa, Ontario. She now lives in Kemptville, Ontario
with her husband, and two children. Always having had a great love for stories, she began
writing at an early age, exploring creativity through her poetry, children's
writing and fantasy. She has had one poem published entitled, "Greatness and
Glory."
Having earned a diploma in Early Childhood Education, Julie has taught in the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick. Her experience with children has provided a unique perspective of the world through young eyes. This has contributed immensely to her creation of many stories.
Julie explains, "I am a great admirer of stories that can take us into the world of imagination and magic and I believe this book, Hidden in a Flower, manages to hold onto the very real and important message that even the tiniest of God's creatures can make a difference."
MEET AUTHOR — Sylvia Helen Vincent
Award-winner author Sylvia Helen Vincent was born in London, England and moved to Canada in 1970 with her husband and three young daughters. A freelance journalist since 1975, Sylvia has had over 200 articles published in newspapers and magazines. She has many published traditional poems and has authored several children's stories.
Sylvia's first published children's book, How
Do Crocodiles Fly?, which won first place award in a Canadian
Authors Association contest has been well received and is now in
its second printing. Roly Poly Prickly
Hedgehog is Sylvia's second published children's book. Cockerel's Greatest Feeling of All is her most recent story.
In
1984, Sylvia was commissioned to write and produce a children's
historical puppet play for the Ontario Bicentennial. The resultant
play, entitiled Children of the Log House had 20 successful showings
in the Ottawa, Ontario region. Pioneer Raccoon is a sequel to her
puppet play in story form and she plans to write more puppet stories
as a series.
For two years Sylvia tutored for The Writing School in Ottawa.
