Anita Daher

Anita Daher was born in PEI and has spent much of her life moving, living all over Canada. She has always written for kids, and moves easily between young teens and older teens who face much more difficult issues. Among her titles: Racing for Diamonds, Two Foot Punch (Orca), and Spider's Song (Penguin) which was a finalist for the McNally Robinson Best Book for Kids and the Arthur Ellis Award, and was a Chapters/Indigo Junior Advisory Council Pick. Daher won the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Writer in 2007. She seems to have settled enough to call Winnipeg home.