Vicki Grant

"One of the funniest writers working today!" -- The Vancouver Sun

"A superb storyteller." -- Canadian Children's Book News

After a career in advertising and television, Vicki wrote her first novel, The Puppet Wrangler, in 2004. She was immediately hooked on writing for YAs. Quid pro Quo, her next novel, quickly became a bestseller and won The Arthur Ellis award for Best Juvenile Crime fiction.

Vicki also has a particular interest in reluctant readers. Dead-End Job, a thriller for teens, was named an ALA Quick Pick. Her new high/low novel, Pigboy, was published in the Fall, 2006, by Orca Books.

Since 2004, Vicki has visited many schools in Nova Scotia and across the country. (For teacher references, please e-mail v.grant@ns.sympatico.ca.)

Vicki lives in Halifax with her husband and three children.

For more information or reviews and excerpts from novels. please go to www.vickigrant.com.

Selected List of Publications

I.d. Orca Soundings, 2007. ISBN: 9781551436944.

Pigboy. Orca Currents, 2006. A high-low thriller for 10-14 year-olds.

Dead-End Job. Orca Book Publishers, 2005. ISBN 1-55143-378-8. A high-low thriller for teens.
ALA Quick Picks
Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice"

"An intense, plot-driven book. A strong choice for reluctant readers."
-- New York Public Library

Quid Pro Quo. Orca Book Publishers, 2005. ISBN 1-55143-394X (hc); ISBN 1-55143-370-2 (pbk). A comic legal thriller for 10-14 year-olds.


Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Novel
Silver Birch Honour Book
Edgar Allan Poe Nominee
CLA Children's Book of the Year Nominee
Ann Connor-Brimer Award
A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens
Bank Street College List of Best Books

"The kind of timing, pacing, dead-pan one-liners, and punchy humour that a seasoned stand-up comic would envy. Both real and funny."
-- Quill & Quire, starred review

The Puppet Wrangler. Orca Book Publishers, 2004. ISBN 1-55143-304-4. A comic adventure novel set in the children's television industry. For 8-14 year-olds.

     Winner of Young Canada Reads, CBC New Brunswick
     CLA Children's Book of the Year nominee
     Silver Birch Award nominee
     Hackmatack award nominee
     Named "Best Book of 2004" by Resource Links, VOYA and the OLA

"You may be reminded of Bridget Jones' Diary and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4, but I think the Puppet Wrangler is funnier."
-- The Vancouver Sun

The Dreadful Truth. A comic non-fiction series for 10 to 14 year olds. The first book of the series The Dreadful Truth about the Halifax Citadel. Formac, 2003. ISBN 0-88780-599-X.

TV Productions

Scoop and Doozie. A 65-episode preschool puppet comedy on CBC Playground.

The Creeps Next Door. Tween ghost series developed with CBC.

Aggie@agony.com. Tween comedy series developed with YTV.

Ollie's Adventures. Collideascope Productions - scripts for "Raisin'Hell", "What a Pain in the Neck!", "Wolfman Zack"

Theodore Tugboat. Cochran Entertainment. - scripts for "Theodore Lands on Earth", "Hank's Wheezy Whistle", "The Dispatcher's Best Birthday", "Theodore Tells his Story", "Theodore the All Powerful", "Theodore and the Bickering Barges", "Hank's Funny Feeling" (Gemini Nominated), "Theodore the Tattletale Tug", "Theodore and the Missing Siren" and "Theodore in Charge".

Food Fun Frenzy. TVO. - scripts for "Harvest Party", "Under the Sea Party".

Big Comfy Couch. Radical Sheep Productions. - scripts for "The Big Brain Drain", "Clothes Make the Clown" (story), "Earth to Loonette" (story).

Sesame Park. CBC. - scripts for "Finders, Weepers", "Pizza to Go", "Doh-si-Dodi", "Mail Athlete of the Week", "A Better Sweater", "Bye-bye Birdie", "Hat Trick", "PJ Parade", "Flagging Enthusiasm", "Fred Abear and Ginger Otters", "Basic Basil", "All's Well that Ends Well", "Who's on First?", "Celebrity Spokesbear", "Wordly Pleasures", "Boxing Day", "New Jersey Bedevils", "Alexander Graham Bear", "Stop and Go", "Tin Pan Alley", "It's for You!", "Run for your life!", "Crying Jag", "S.O.S.", "Bunny Hop", "Milk It Dry", "What's the Big Idea?", "A Little Thing", "Toora-Loora-Louis", "Opposites Attract", "'K' is for Kersplat!".

Skinamarink TV. - scripts for "Lost and Found", "Fast and Slow", "Pretending", "Fun", "Communication", "Moods".

Works. Salter Street Productions - scripts for "Crayons", "Surfboards", "Baskets", "Tee-shirts", "Eyeglasses", "Glass-blowing", "Bicycles", "Waterbomber".

Awards

2000 Gemini for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program for Scoop and Doozie (Episode: "What Rubbish!")
Nominated for 2000 Gemini - Best Preschool Program or Series ­ Scoop and Doozie
Columbus International Film and Video Festival ­ Bronze ­ Scoop and Doozie (Episode: "Some Bunny Like Me")
Nominated for Writers Guild of Canada Top Ten Awards 2000 for Scoop and Doozie: "What Rubbish!"
Nominated for 1999 Gemini for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program for "Au Revoir, Underpants!"

Advertising Copywriting Awards

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
Gold Quill: IWK Children's Hospital Campaign

Canadian Association of Professional Advertising Agencies (CAPAA)
Gold: IWK Children's Hospital
Gold: ACOA Tourism
Bronze: Canadian Unity

IABC Silver Leaf Award: IWK Children's Hospital

CAPAA Bronze: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

Art Directors Club of Toronto
Gold: Hewlett Packard Workstation
Merit: Hewlett Packard LaserJet
Merit: Minwax

The Maggies: Queen Elizabeth Hotel Campaign

Marketing Awards Bronze: FCB Christmas Card

Art Directors Club of Toronto Merit: FCB Christmas Card

Art Directors Club of New York Distinction: FCB Christmas Card

Art Directors Club of Toronto
Merit: Rogers Cable
Merit: Lufthansa

NAAN
Bronze: MT&T

You can send mail to Vicki Grant
c/o Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia