![]() ![]() I introduced myself and told him he had a submission of mine. He was there to speak about the publishing business. Shortly after I submitted Beans on Toast to Orca Books I met the publisher at Word on the Street, a literary festival held in downtown Vancouver. Then I wrote a couple middle grade novels, and although there was some interest in them, they were never published either. I had tried writing picture books, with no success. I had been writing for many years before Beans on Toast was offered a publishing contract. What was the process for you of publishing your first novel Beans on Toast? I was fortunate enough to get to speak to Shelley over email, and serendipitously in the baking aisle of our local supermarket, about her career, her advice for emerging writers, and her greatest influences. ![]() Sister Wife was a Governor General’s Award Nominee for 2009. Her novels have been on the CCBC Our Choice list and the International Reading Association Young Adult’s Choices list as well, Kat’s Fall was included on the 2005 New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age list. Kat’s Fall was chosen as a White Pine Honour Book for 2005 and Dancing Naked won the 2002 White Pine Award. ![]() She has received a number of awards for her emotionally charged novels that explore complex and often sensitive subjects. Shelley Hrdlitschka is the author of nine young adult novels, most recently Allegra. ![]()
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