Author Biographies
J. Torres
Allied Arts Council Words and Pictures Comics Stage 2:00 - 2:45 • Book Signing 3:00 - 3:45
J. Torres is a Filipino Canadian comic book writer perhaps best known for his work on Teen
Titans Go for DC Comics. Other notable works include the Eisner Award-nominated Alison Dare,
the Parents Choice Award-winning Brobots, and the Junior Library Guild section How to Spot a
Sasquatch. Among other accolades is a Shuster Award for "Outstanding Writer" for his work on
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Love as a Foreign Language, and Teen Titans.
More information at: www.jtorrescomics.com
Audrey Whitson
Canadian Heritage Author Stage 1:00 - 1:45 • Book Signing 2:00 - 2:45
Audrey J. Whitson's first book, Teaching Places (Wilfrid
Laurier University Press, 2003), a memoir about how the
land teaches, was shortlisted for the Wilfred Eggleston
Award, Grant MacEwan Author Award and ForeWord
Magazine Book of the Year (body/mind/spirit category).
Stories from The Glorious Mysteries (Thistledown,
2013)—a collection set in Alberta, California,
and Mexico—were shortlisted for the Howard
O'Hagan Award and longlisted for the Frank
O'Connor International Short Story Award. Her
latest book is The Death of Annie the Water
Witcher by Lightning. Her poetry and essays
have been published in many magazines and
anthologies and have also won awards. Audrey
lives in Edmonton.
To learn more about her work, visit
www.audreywhitson.com
Teresa Wong
Allied Arts Council Words and Pictures Comics
Stage 1:00 - 1:45 • Book Signing 2:00 - 2:45
Teresa Wong is a Calgary-based writer and artist
who had three children in less than five years.
At first, she feared motherhood would destroy
her but is pleasantly surprised to find herself
continually remade. When the kids are asleep,
she writes and draws pictures. When she is
asleep, it's never for long. Dear Scarlet is her
first book.
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