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“Maleea Acker (at left) joins four other writers shortlisted this year for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. Three writers are up for the City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize. Read more here.FULL STORY

 

 

Prehistoric friends

September 04th, 2020

Filmmaker and author Rebecca Wood Barrett wrote the kidlit book for ages 8 – 10, My Best Friend is Extinct (Orca $10.95), due out in March 2021, about a young boy who befriends a strange prehistoric-like creature during a major snowstorm. Illustrations are by Cornelia Li. Barrett has published short fiction in literary journals such as Room and Antigonish Review and has an MFA in creative writing from UBC. She lives in Whistler. 9781459824423

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