Photo Credit:
Photo credit
Kevin McIntyre
Anita Daher
BIO
Biography

Anita Daher is an author, screenwriter, and actor based in Winnipeg, MB. She has been entrenched in the book publishing industry since 1995 and has books published in print, audio and e-book format in Canada, the United States, and Europe. She served as Chair of the Writers' Union of Canada from 2019-21.    

ADDRESS
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EMAIL
GENRE
Middle Grade, Young Adult, Screenplays
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Peanut Butter and Pandemonium
Publisher
Great Plain Publications
Year
2023
Title
Peanut Butter and Chaos
Publisher
Great Plains Publications
Year
2022
Title
You Don't Have to Die in the End
Publisher
Great Plains Publications
Year
2020
Title
Forgetting How to Breathe
Publisher
Great Plains Publications
Year
2018
Title
Wonder Horse
Publisher
Great Plains Publications
Year
2015
Title
The Hustle
Publisher
Stabenfeltdt International
Year
2014
Title
Billeh the Kid
Publisher
Stabenfeltdt International
Year
2014
Title
Itty Bitty Bits
Publisher
Peanut Butter Press
Year
2013
Title
Wager the Wonder Horse
Publisher
Stabenfeltdt International
Year
2013
Title
The Wilderness Cure
Publisher
Stabenfeltdt International
Year
2012
Title
On the Trail of the Bushman
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Year
2009
Title
Poachers in the Pingos
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Year
2008
Title
Two Foot Punch
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Year
2007
Title
Spider's Song
Publisher
Penguin Canada
Year
2007
Title
Racing for Diamonds
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Year
2007
Title
Flight from Bear Canyon
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Year
2004
Title
Flight from Big Tangle
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Year
2002
AWARDS
Awards
Name
John Hirsh Award
Publication
Most promising Manitoba Writer
Year
2007
Name
CBC Books Short Story award finalist
Publication
The Mime
Year
2017
Name
Arthur Ellis Best Juvenile Crime Novel Award finalist
Publication
Spider's Song
Year
2008
Name
Arthur Ellis Best Juvenile Crime Novel Award finalist
Publication
Racing for Diamonds
Year
2008
Name
Diamond Willow Award finalist
Publication
Flight From Big Tangle
Year
2004
Name
New York Screenplay Awards, Features category
Publication
You Don't Have to Die in the End
Year
2024
Name
Barnstorm Fest Screenplay Competition, Features category finalist
Publication
You Don't Have to Die in the End
Year
2025
LINKS
Links
Author and Actor
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
10-200
Programs & Interests
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