Writing for Young Readers A MASTERCLASS with Annabel Lyon

Hosted by Meagan Black

Friday

Oct , 2012

12:00pm

Eastern

Knox Presbyterian Church

120 Lisgar st. (at Elgin) • Ottawa

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Writing for Young Readers A MASTERCLASS with Annabel Lyon

This debut children’s book by an author best known for adult short stories gets the preteen voice perfectly

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Finding the right voice and tone is key to any book’s success, but how does the age of your intended audience affect how a story evolves? Is writing for young readers any different than writing for adults?

Annabel Lyon has published two of the country’s most acclaimed novels: The Golden Mean, which won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Prize and was a finalist for the Giller Prize, the Governor General's Award, the Ethel Wilson Prize and the Commonwealth Prize, and The Sweet Girl, also a Giller nominee. Her two bestselling young adult novels All-Season Edie and Encore Edie have delighted readers of all ages.

The Authors

Annabel Lyon

Annabel Lyon's first novel, The Golden Mean, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General's Award, the Ethel Wilson Prize, and the Commonwealth Prize. Winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Prize, The Golden Mean has been translated into fourteen languages and became a #1 bestseller in Canada. Among Lyon's other work is Oxygen, a short story collection nominated for the Danuta Gleed Award, and The Best Thing for You, a collection of novellas that was nominated for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. Before Lyon decided to write full-time, she studied classical music, philosophy, and law and taught piano. She lives in Vancouver with her partner and two children.