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Peggy Dymond Leavey

Author

R.R. #4
22660 Loyalist Pkwy
Trenton, Ont
K8V 5P7
Phone: 613-392-5977
Fax: 613-392-5971
Email: pdl@peggydymondleavey.com
Web: www.peggydymondleavey.com

Born: Oct 3, 1941. Toronto, Ont.
Wayne Leavey, spouse. Three grown children.

Biography

With her dad in the Canadian Armed Forces, Peggy spent her childhood moving from base to base across the country. Today she lives and writes in Trenton, ON. She and her husband have three grown children. With numerous publications to her credit, Peggy has more recently concentrated on short stories and novels for young readers. A retired librarian, she has many years experience in talking to children and nurturing in them a love of reading and writing.

Published Works

Trouble at Turtle Narrows, Napoleon Publishing, 2008
Treasure at Turtle Lake, Napoleon & Co., 2007
The Path Through the Trees, Napoleon, 2005.
Juvenile Fiction, The Deep End Gang, Napoleon Publishing Inc., 2003.
YA Novel, Finding My Own Way, Napoleon, 2001.
Children's Novel, Sky Lake Summer, Napoleon, 1999.
(French translation) Un Petit Boulet du Mercredi, Actes Dus, Junior, 1999.
Children's Novel, A Circle in Time, Napoleon, 1997.
Children's Novel, Help Wanted: Wednesdays Only, Napoleon,1994.
Adult, Non-Fiction, The Movie Years, Mika Publishing, 1989.

Awards

Nominated for 2007 Silver Birch Award (The Path through the Trees)
2007 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award nominee (The Path through the Trees)
The Deep End Gang was an Official Fiction Honour Book and Finalist of the 2004 Silver Birch Award.
Our Choice (Canadian Children's Book Centre)
Nominee 2000 Silver Birch Award (Sky Lake Summer)
Nominee Manitoba Young Readers'Choice Award (Sky Lake Summer)

Other Memberships

The Writers' Union of Cananda, Canadian Children's Book Centre

Available For

School & library visits: Storywriting workshops (Grades 4-8) & Presentations (Grades 4-6). Presentation provides unique opportunities for learning. Includes posters, bookmarks and teacher handouts of classroom activities & ideas for further discussion.