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Sharon E. McKay

Sharon McKay was born in l954, grew up in Montreal and graduated from York University with a BA. She has lived with, or been married to, David MacLeod for thirty-five years. Together they have two sons and one grandson.
Over the course of her career she has worked in magazines, newspapers, radio, film and written both fiction and non-fiction books.
Currently she is under contact for a series with Penguin, Canada.
War Brothers, the novel published by Penguin Canada, won the Arthur Ellis Award and was written in Gulu, Uganda. War Brothers thr Graphic Novel, with artist Dan Lafrance, will be released in 2013 by Annick Books.
Enemy Territory, Annick Books, is the story of two boys who meet in a hospital in Jerusalem and head off into the night. It was written in Israel and the West Bank. 2012.
Sharon is a Canadian War Artist (CFAP-vet, 2008-9) Kandahar, Afghanistan. She will return to the program in 2012-13, Kabul, Afghanistan. In the fall of 2012 Sharon will be the WIR in a private school Oakville, Ontario. September will be spent in Brigus, Newfoundland, Kent Cottage provided by the Landfall Trust.
Sharon currently lives in Prince Edward Island although travels to Ontario one week out of every month during the school year. Schools interested in an author booking should contact Author Book Service, ABS.