Surrey International Writers' Conference

2007 Speakers List > Detail about Presenter

2007 Presenters (Authors, Agents, Editors & Producers)

kc dyer, Author

kc dyer is the author of four historical and contemporary novels for young adults published in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, most recently MS. ZEPHYR'S NOTEBOOK, published earlier this year. In 2002, kc dyer was awarded the Surrey International Writers' Conference Chamber of Commerce Special Achievement Award for her contributions to the local writing community. She continues to be involved with the Surrey International Writers' Conference as the Conference Coordinator and Writing Contest Coordinator.

Her second novel, THE SECRET OF LIGHT, was nominated for a Chocolate Lily award and her third, SHADES OF RED, was voted an 'Our Choice' selection by the Canadian Children's Book Centre. kc dyer has spoken to thousands of students in schools around the Lower Mainland and this fall will tour Ontario for Book Week as a selected author in the Toronto Dominion Book Week tour. kc dyer lives with an eclectic collection of children and animals north of Vancouver, British Columbia, where she is currently writing a new series for teens set in the UK.

Workshop(s)

History as a Platform for Contemporary Issues (workshop) Join best selling historical fiction authors as they discuss how modern issues creep into books about the past.

Basics: SiWC For Beginners (workshop) Your first time to the conference? Haven’t been for a while? Learn how to make the best of your time this year and get your writing on the road to publication.

Taboo - The Challenge of Writing for Teens (workshop) A panel of best-selling writers talk about the biggest challenges they face when writing for contemporary children and young adults. Sex, drugs and Rock & Roll are only the beginning!