Troon Harrison

Troon Harrison is an internationally published, award-winning author, an editor, and a qualified teacher. Born in the Rocky mountains of B.C. in 1958, Troon was raised mainly in Cornwall, England. Returning to Canada, she spent ten years on the west coast before moving to Ontario where she completed a B.A. in Sociology (Trent) , a B. Ed. In Primary Education (Queens) and a B.A. in English Literature (Trent).

 

• Troon writes picture books, teen novels, and junior chapter books. She has 15 books published. She has written in a range of genres, including historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary fiction.

 

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• Her books have been accorded honors including:

·        Geoffrey Bilson Historical Fiction Honor Book

·        Outstanding, Parent Council of America,

·        Blue Spruce Award (ON School Library Assoc.)

·        Nominated, Red Maple (ON Library Assoc.)

·        Nominated Red Cedar (BC Library Assoc.)

·        Best Children’s Book of the Year (Alberta)

·        Nominated, Torgi Award (CNIB)

·        Notable, Children’s Book Council of America

·        Notable, National Council of Social Studies

·        Finalist, Independent Publisher Book Awards

·        Honor Title, Storytelling World Awards

·        Our Choice, Canadian Children’s Book Centre

·        Recommended, Children’s Book Panel, CBC

 

          Troon’s writing-related experiences include:

·        Course Instructor for the previous seven years

                               with the Institute of Children’s Literature

·        Taught for Trent University’s Cont. Ed. 2003

·        Taught Young Author workshops, McGill 2002

·        Writer in Residence at Trent University 2000

·        Toured in Alberta for Book Week 2000

·        Event Host, Lakefield Literary Festival

·        Workshop facilitator, numerous schools

 

 

·        Her work is published in five languages and seven countries and has been favorably reviewed in leading periodicals (including Quill and Quire, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Library Journal, Atlantic Review, Kirkus, Horn Books, Canadian Materials, Canadian Book Review Annual, London Times, Canadian Living, Resource Links.)

• Her books have consistently been chosen as notable by the Canadian Children's Book Center in Toronto.
• Two of her picture books are animated television shows on YTV.
• Troon does free lance editing, and manuscript critiques  and has written book reviews for Canadian Children's Literature

 

Troon’s interests include traveling, photography and art, sailing, reading, walking and biking.