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Teresa Toten

Teresa Toten

Photo: Mathew Wiley

Teresa Toten is an award winning children’s author and speaker. She has worked for the federal government and freelanced for Radio Canada International. She has also been an Artist/Teacher with the Learning through the Arts Programme, a Creative Artist for the Evergreen Youth at the Yonge Street Mission and she has taught ESL at Frontier College. Teresa has spoken at conferences and conducted workshops in classrooms and libraries throughout North America.

City:
Toronto
Province:
Ontario

Publications

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B. Doubleday, 2013
The Taming. Doubleday, 2012
Piece By Piece: Stories about Fitting into Canada. Penguin, 2010
Beyond Blonde. Penguin, 2011
Better Than Blonde. Penguin, 2007
Me and the Blondes. Penguin, 2006
Bright Red Kisses. Annick Press, 2005
The Game. Red Deer College Press, 2001
The Only House. Red Deer College Press, 1995

Awards

Winner, Governor's Literary Award for The Unlikely Hero of Room 13b, 2013
Finalist, OLA White Pine Award for The Taming, 2012
Nominated, CYBIL Fiction Award for Beyond Blonde, 2011
Nominated, Information book Award, Children's Roundtable for Piece By Piece, 2011
Finalist, Young Adult Book of the Year, Canadian Library Association for Better Than Blonde, 2008
Canadian Children's Book Center Starred Our Choice Award for Better Than Blonde, 2008
OLA Best Bets for Better Than Blonde, 2007
Finalist, Young Adult Book of the Year, Canadian Library Association for Me and the Blondes, 2007
Finalist, Governor General's Award for Me and the Blondes, 2006
Finalist, OLA White Pine Award for Me and the Blondes, 2006
OLA Best Bets for Me and the Blondes, 2006
Finalist, the Amelia Francis Gibbons Award, Canadian Library Association for Bright Red Kisses, 2005
Canadian Children's Book Center Starred Our Choice Award for Bright Red Kisses, 2005
A Best Book for Young Adults, American Library Association for The Game, 2003
Children's Book of the Year, Alberta Book Publisher's Association for The Game, 2002
White Raven Citation, International Youth Library for The Game, 2002
Nominated for the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year for The Game, 2002
Finalist, Governor General's Award for The Game, 2001
Finalist, Ruth Schwartz Award for The Onlyhouse, 1996
Finalist, IODE Violet Downey Award for The Onlyhouse, 1996
Canadian Library Association Honour Book for The Onlyhouse, 1996
Links:
Website
http://teresatoten.com
Eligible for National Public Readings Program:
Yes

WITS

Presentation Description

Teresa is available for themed power point author presentations and readings suitable for larger audiences as well as highly interactive master writing workshops focusing on character development which are better suited to no more than 2 or 3 classrooms at a time. This year's themed presentation with audio-visuals will focus on the power of failure in the author's writing and personal life and how critical it is to learn from failure. Each author presentation is tailored to the individual school audience but usually also delves into mental health issues in story and life.

Presentation Length:
50 to 75 minutes
Genre:
Young Adult (YA)
Grades:
7 to 12
Audience Size:
30 to 300