Carol Matas
Authors’ Booking
Service is pleased to announce that children’s author, Carol Matas, is
now scheduling visits to Ontario schools.
Carol would love to
plan a visit to your school or library. Her rate is $350 per
session, which includes travel expenses.
Carol Matas is an
internationally acclaimed author of over thirty-five novels for
children and young adults. Her best-selling work, which includes three
award-winning series, has been translated into Spanish, Japanese,
Taiwanese, Turkish, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, German, French, Indonesian
and Russian.
A graduate of the
Actor’s Lab, in London England, Carol first earned a B.A. (English)
from The University of Western Ontario. Her teaching experience
includes Artists in the School, Manitoba Arts Council ;visiting
professor at Bemidji State University, Minnesota; and a Creative
Writing instructor, Continuing Education Division, The University of
Winnipeg. Carol is an inspiring and passionate speaker who is
frequently invited to address children and adults alike across North
America.
Carol writes
contemporary and historical fiction, as well as science fiction and
fantasy. She first began writing historical fiction when her Danish
husband told her stories about his parents' experiences fighting the
Nazis in World War II. She has often written about Jewish themes, and
is well known for her books concerning the Holocaust, writing
Daniel’s Story at the request of The United States Holocaust
Museum in Washington, D.C. Over the years, her knack for successfully
infusing serious and thought-provoking issues into an action-driven
format has kept readers of all ages engaged.
The list of awards for
her books includes two Sydney Taylor awards, The Geoffrey Bilson award,
a Silver Birch award, The Jewish Book Award, as well as the inclusion
of her books on many honour lists. She has also been nominated
for the Governor General Award twice.
Carol is a
member of The Writers' Union of Canada, and so schools wishing to
invite her may be eligible for a travel and fee subsidy to off-set the
cost of her visit. For details of this program, please contact
us. Contact us today to book Carol Matas!
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Published Works:
Carol Matas
Carol’s publications
are too numerous to list. We include a partial list of her recent
work.
Rebecca,
Scholastic Canada, Fall 2000 Sparks Fly Upwards,
Clarion, New York, Spring 2001
The War Within,
Simon and Schuster: New York, 2001, Scholastic Canada
The Second Clone
, Scholastic, Canada, Fall 2001, Indonesia
2003, Russia 2004
Dear Canada,
Footsteps in the Snow, Scholastic, Canada, Spring 2001
Gotcha! Rosie In
New York City Simon and Schuster, Aladdin, NY, Key
Porter, Toronto, Spring 2003
Playball!
Rosie in Chicago Simon and Schuster, Aladdin, NY, Key Porter,
Toronto, Fall 2003
Action!
Rosie in L.A. Simon and Schuster, Aladdin, NY, Key Porter,
Toronto, Spring, 2004
The Dark Clone Scholastic
Canada, Spring 2005
Dear Canada,
Turned Away, The World War 11 Diary of Devorah Bernstein,
Scholastic Canada, Fall 2005
Past Crimes,
fall 06, Key Porter
The Whirlwind,
, spring 07, Orca Book Canada
Visions,
fall 07, Key Porter Books,
The Proof That
Ghosts Exist, spring 08, Key Porter Books
Far,
fall 08, Key Porter Books
AWARDS
AND HONOURS RECEIVED:
Carol’s awards and
honours are many pages long. We highlight here just a few:
The War Within,
finalist, Lamplighter Award, 2003/2004
Footsteps In The
Snow, finalist, Silver Birch Award
Footsteps In The
Snow, finalist, McNally Robinson Book for Young Readers
Footsteps In The
Snow, Margaret McWilliams Award, Manitoba Historical Society
Sparks Fly
Upward, Judy Lopez Award, honour book, California library award
Gotcha!
finalist, McNally Robinson Book For Young People
Play Ball!
finalist, McNally Robinson Book For young People
Play Ball!,
finalist, Geoffrey Bilson Award
Action,
2004 Notable Children’s Books Of Jewish Content by the Association of
Jewish Libraries
Action,
2005, Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award, finalist
Turned Away,
finalist, McNally Robinson Book for Young Readers Award
Turned Away,
Geoffrey Bilson Award, 06, finalist
Carol’s
Presentation Details in Brief:
An introduction to the
new novel, a reading, a discussion and finally a question and answer
period.
I will present to:
Grades 5-12
Also grade 4 if well
prepared.
Maximum number of
students per session: 500
I can be flexible on
this as long as the large audience is in a theatre not a gym and
students are in chairs.
I am comfortable in a
classroom, library or auditorium.
I require a microphone.
