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Angela Misri

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Angela Misri is an award-winning journalist, author and educator. Her detective series, called The Portia Adams Adventures, is set in the 1930s, and her first middle-grade series is called Tales from the Apocalypse. Pickles vs the Zombies, the first book in that series, won the 2021 Hackmatack award for fiction and the second is up for the 2022-23 Red Cedar Book Award.

Misri has an MA in journalism from the University of Western Ontario and has worked as a digital journalist for almost 20 years, including at the CBC and The Walrus. She also teaches in the journalism department at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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Angela Misri I've heard this from a lot of writers, so I shall pass it on with my complete agreement as a strategy: keep writing. No matter how many rejections you…moreI've heard this from a lot of writers, so I shall pass it on with my complete agreement as a strategy: keep writing. No matter how many rejections you get, keep writing. Even if you have a book deal, keep writing. While you're waiting to hear back about the cover, keep writing. Just. Keep. Writing.(less)
Angela Misri So I have a bit of good news on this, I have taken on a new agent in the hopes that she can find a place for it in the States. Yes, my Canadian publis…moreSo I have a bit of good news on this, I have taken on a new agent in the hopes that she can find a place for it in the States. Yes, my Canadian publisher could sell the books in the States, but they are a very small (3 people) team out of Halifax with limited pull south of the border. That means that yes, they could make my books available on Amazon, but probably could not get them into bookstores or get any kind of buzz for them.(less)
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“I decided the least I could do was to sit with Mrs. Anderson. Heading to the dining car, I ordered my third pot of tea (my first three-pot problem — Mr. Holmes would be so proud) to be delivered to her compartment rather than mine.”
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“Incredible,” said Constable Dawes. “Impossible,” said Sergeant Michaels. “Elementary,” said my professor with a grin.”
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“The corners of her mouth turned up in a wry smile. “Better and better. Your grandmother’s looks and your grandfather’s brains. A deadly combination, I must say.”
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