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Beverley Brenna is the traditionally published author of 2 non-fiction titles about Canadian children's literature and 19 books for young people including her "Wild Orchid" series, earning a Printz Honor and a Dolly Gray Award, and shortlisted for a Governor General's Award and listed on CBC's Young Adult Books That Make You Proud To Be Canadian. A picture book, The Girl with the Cat (illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan) was the winner of a 2022 Saskatchewan Book Award, and her middle-grade novel Sapphire the Great and the Meaning of Life won the 2021 Betty Joan Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Book Award. In addition to writing for children, Bev has published poetry and short fiction for adults, and she is a landscape painter.
After teaching in elementary classrooms and special education settings, Bev is now a Professor Emerita at the University of Saskatchewan where she worked for many years with preservice and inservice teachers. She also spent five years as the Children's Editor at Red Deer Press.
