Catherine Astolfo

Catherine has always been a writer (she can recall writing fantasy stories for her classmates in Grade Three). Much later, her short stories and poems were published in a number of small Canadian presses. The day after her retirement from education became official, she started finishing her books.

The Emily Taylor Mystery series centres around an elementary school principal who becomes a reluctant sleuth through various circumstances. She has a dark past, the details of which are not revealed until Book Four.

Book One, The Bridgeman, was published by Moe Publications, of Sisbro & Co. Inc. (a film production company of which Catherine is a co-owner). The novel was honoured with a Brampton Arts Award. Books Two to Four were published as paperbacks from 2006 to 2010, to rave reviews.

Don Graves said this about the series and Catherine’s writing: “When I reviewed your novel, Victim (An Emily Taylor mystery) I told my readers that I had discovered an exciting writer with a poignant capacity to tell a story full of energy and passion. Description, dialogue, plotting, all developed with the skill of a seasoned mystery writer. Victim made my top 10 books for 2007. I recently read Legacy. It solidified my feeling that you are a writer in for the long haul and should mature into a mystery author of the top rank in Canada.”

In 2011, Catherine signed a four-book contract with Imajin Books for the ebook versions of the Emily Taylor series (www.imajinbooks.com).

Catherine is a Past President of Crime Writers of Canada and is a member of Sisters in Crime (Toronto). She is co-owner of Scribes Digest, an ezine for “lovers of the written word” (www.scribesdigest.com).

 

	The Bridgeman, Moe Publications, Sisbro & Co. Inc., 2005 /Imajin Books, 2011
	Victim, Trafford, 2007/Imajin Books 2011 "You won't catch your breath until the last page turns." —Lou Allin, author of She Felt No Pain "Victim will linger in your mind long after you've closed the book…a gifted piece of writing." —Don Graves, The Hamilton Spectator

 

Selected Bibliography:

The Emily Taylor Mystery Series

The Bridgeman, Moe Publications, Sisbro & Co. Inc., 2005

Victim. Trafford Publishing, 2007

Legacy, Moe Publications, Sisbro & Co. Inc., 2008

Seventh Fire, Moe Publications, Sisbro & Co. Inc., 2010

The Bridgeman eBook, Imajin Books, 2011

Victim, eBook, Imajin Books 2011

Legacy, eBook, Imajin Books, 2012

Seventh Fire, eBook, Imajin Books, 2012

 

Awards:

Winner, Boney Pete Short Story Award, 2010

Second Place, Boney Pete Short Story Award, 2009

Winner, Brampton Arts Acclaim Award, 2005 for The Bridgeman

Winner, Principal of the Year, 2002, the Catholic Principals Council of Ontario

Winner, OECTA Award for Outstanding Service, 1998

 

Website: www.catherineastolfo.com

Blog: www.katywords.blogspot.com

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