Pat Lamondin Skene
BIO
Biography

Pat is a Metis writer and author of eight books for children. Her new picture book  -  “Lights Along the River” -  was published by Orca Book Publishing in May 2024. Her new memoir, “Swiftly Flowing Waters” was also released by Plumleaf Press in spring 2024. 

ADDRESS
City: Oakville, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
Memoir, Short Story, Fiction, Children
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
What a Hippopota-Mess!
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Year
2006
Title
Rhyme Stones
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Year
2007
Title
Monster Lunch
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Year
2008
Title
The Whoosh of Gadoosh
Publisher
Illumination Arts Publishing
Year
2002
Title
A Tale of Two Biddys
Publisher
Press Here to Start Publishing
Year
2012
Title
Revenge of the Mad Hacker
Publisher
Press Here to Start Publishing
Year
2013
Title
Lights Along the River
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Year
2024
Title
Wowwy and Me
Publisher
Press Here to Start Publishing
Year
2015
Title
Swiftly Flowing Waters
Publisher
Plumleaf Press
Year
April 2024
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Benjamin Franklin Award - Best New Voice Fiction
Publication
The Whoosh of Gadoosh
Year
2004
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
Any
Presentation Genre
Memoir
Presentation Length
Variable
Presentation Description
Presentation description

In my new memoir, Swiftly Flowing Waters, Plumleaf Press, April 2024, I tell my story - from my Métis upbringing in a small town, to becoming vice president at CIBC, an author of children’s books, and helping my husband die with MAID. It’s a story of resilience, reflection and reclamation. 

Presentation Fee(s)
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School presentation details
Audience Size
Any
Intended Audience
Ages 4 - 9
Presentation Length
Variable
Presentation Description
Presentation description

In my new picture book, Lights along the River, Orca Books May 2024, I tell the true story of my Metis family and what life was like before we had electricity or telephones. The story leads up to the big day electricity came to our little town on Georgian Bay in 1952. 

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EQUITY INITIATIVE
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Members who identify as:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
Programs & Interests
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