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John Corr

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John
Last Name
Corr
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Ontario
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johncorr.ca
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John Corr
 

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Bio
John Corr (PhD) is the author of Eight Times Up (Orca Book Publishers, 2019). He writes Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction. He is a full-time professor in the Dept. of Communication and Liberal Studies at Mohawk College. He has conducted writing workshops at the levels of elementary, high school, undergraduate, and graduate school. John has a third-degree black belt in Yoshinkan Aikido and is a licensed Private Investigator.
Available For
School readings, writing workshops, public community events, martial arts demonstrations
School Visits
Hamilton, GTA, South-western Ontario
Publications
Eight Times Up (Orca Book Publishers, Apr. 9/19). Middle Grade Fiction, 224 pp.
Performances and Exhibitions
Able to perform martial arts demonstrations as well as literary readings.
Awards
TD Summer Reads "Top 10," 2019
Ontario Library Association "Best Bets," 2019
Short-listed in the Fiction Category, Hamilton Literary Awards, 2020
Other Memberships
The Writer's Union of Canada
Canadian Children's Book Centre