Sharon E. McKay
BIO
Biography

Sharon McKay grew up in Montreal and graduated from York University with a BA. She is married to David MacLeod. Together they have two sons, three daughters-in-law, and five grandchildren. Throughout her career, she has worked in magazines, newspapers, radio, film, and written both fiction and non-fiction books. 

Author of some 35 books and a multi-award-winning young adult novelist, Sharon was accepted into the Canadian Forces (War) Artists Program or CFAP in 2008-13. Sharon wrote Thunder Over Kandahar after two artist tours of Afghanistan—the novel is now a mainstay in schools across Canada. After a 14-city book tour in China her book End of the Line is a best seller and in Chinese schools, it is an introduction to the Holocaust. 

Sharon's last YA novel is with Syrian writer Jamal Saeed now living in Kingston, Ontario. 

Who's Goose? her next book, published by Groundwood, will be out in 2027.

Sharon divides her time between Prince Edward Island and Burlington, Ontario.

ADDRESS
City: Charlottetown, Province/Territory: Prince Edward Island
EMAIL
GENRE
Y/A
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Yara's Spring
Publisher
Annick Press, Toronto, Ontario.
Year
2020
Title
End of the Line
Publisher
Annick Press
Year
2018
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Best Book of 2021, in its class, by U.S. Kirkus Review, gold star by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre and currently up for a long list of awards in NA and Europe.
Year
2021
LINKS
Links
www.sharonmckay.com
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
30-90
Presentation Genre
middle grade, high school
Presentation Length
40-90 minutes
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Yara's Spring with Jamal Saeed - Syria, past and present

Thunder Over Kandahar with Hosai

Note: Presentation fees donated directly to CW4WA 

Charlie Wilcox - WW1 (history)

Presentation Fee(s)
$300.
Programs & Interests
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