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Marty Chan (CAN) is a young adult author, playwright, humorist and a former CBC radio writer. His plays and television shows have been produced around the world. Chan’s first children’s’ book, The Mystery of the Frozen Brains won the 2005 City of Edmonton Book Prize. The sequel, The Mystery of the Graffiti Ghoul won the 2007 Willow Award. He is currently the Writer-in-Residence at the Edmonton Public Library. Chan presents A Close Shave, the first book in the Barnabas Bigfoot Series. The series follows Barnabas, a young Sasquatch who is experiencing the normal pangs of growing up—except with more hair. WordFest alumnus 2006, 2008 |
