Hadley Dyer is a children's book writer, regular contributor to Toronto Life and OWL, and instructor in the publishing program at Ryerson University. Previously, she was the children’s book editor for James Lorimer & Co. and has also worked as a bookseller, publicist, reviewer, and library coordinator of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. She is a past president of IBBY Canada. Her latest project is a non-fiction book for teens about public space, to be illustrated by Marc Ngui and published by Kids Can Press in spring 2010.

Books

Johnny Kellock Died Today, HarperCollins Canada

· Winner, Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award
· Winner, CBC Radio's Young Canada Reads
· Honour Book, Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award
· Honour Book, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
· Finalist, Hackmatack Award
· Finalist, Red Maple Award
· Finalist, Rocky Mountain Book Award
· Finalist, Red Cedar Award
· Resource Links Best of 2006
· Ontario Library Association Best Bets Top Ten List for 2006
· Mississauga Public Library Top Ten Canadian Children's Reads for 2006
· Chapters-Indigo Junior Advisory Board Selection
· IndigoKids Experts' Favourite

"What a celebratory event it is when one encounters a children's novel and has to shout, 'yes! This is Canadian literature at its best.' Johnny Kellock Died Today provokes exactly that delightful response." - Toronto Star

Crabtree series (with Bobbie Kalman), Crabtree Publishing

The Life Cycle of an Earthworm
The Life Cycle of a Mosquito
The Life Cycle of an Ant
Field Sports in Action
Fishing in Action
Endangered Chimpanzees
Endangered Leopards
Wonderful Whales
Endangered Manatees
Savanna Food Chains
Outback Food Chains
Batter Up Baseball


Speaking engagements & media

Available for conference sessions and media interviews speaking on themes related to writing, publishing, researching, children’s literature, and young readers. Classroom and library presentations offered for elementary through high school, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Education, English, and Library & Information Studies. For more information, please visit the Authors Booking Service web site.


Contact

hadleydyer /followed by/ @yahoo.ca