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Tracy Dawson is the author of Let Me Be Frank: A Book About Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren't Supposed to Do, coming from HarperCollins in May 2022. Tracy began on the mainstage of the renowned Second City in Toronto. In 2009 Tracy won an emerging TV writer award at the Banff World Television Festival and was soon staffed as a writer (and later cast as a lead actor) on the Canadian comedy series, Call Me Fitz. Tracy went on to win the Gemini Award and the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Comedic Actress for her work opposite Jason Priestley on Fitz. Tracy's play, them & us, was produced in 2009 by the prestigious Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto. In 2014 Tracy worked as a writer on the TBS sitcom Your Family Or Mine. Sh ...more

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Tracy Dawson Leading up to my book launch (May 10), these past couple of months I have not been able to read much of anything because my head feels like white nois…moreLeading up to my book launch (May 10), these past couple of months I have not been able to read much of anything because my head feels like white noise + scrambled eggs. But my most recent book buys that I cannot wait to dive into are Body Work by Melissa Febos and In Defence of Witches by Mona Chollet. I also can't wait to finally sit down and read S.A. Cosby's Razorblade Tears. (less)
Tracy Dawson Initially my book, Let Me Be Frank, was an idea I had for a TV series. I pitched it to a few places and always had very positive feedback but antholog…moreInitially my book, Let Me Be Frank, was an idea I had for a TV series. I pitched it to a few places and always had very positive feedback but anthology shows are a tough sell. They can be expensive, especially if you are dealing with different time periods etc. So I put the idea aside for a while. I was disappointed because I wanted as many people as possible to know about these women and to marvel at their accomplishments and audacity. And then one day I thought, "I wonder if this could be a book?" and I started writing.(less)
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