Fonds paa-8635 - Andrea Spalding Fonds

Born 1944, in Manchester, England, Andrea Spalding studied teaching at the Teacher Training College in Derbyshire, England. In 1967, she and her husband, David, immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta. In Edmonton, she worked as a teacher, performer, artists, singer, and author. She also worked in programming for the Heritage and Agricultural Society in Stony Plain, Alberta. Andrea Spalding is most widely known for her literary achievements. Andrea co-wrote a television series entitled "Through Western Eyes", as well as wrote scripts for the television program: "Storytime." Storytime ran nationally for five years. In addition, Storytime involved collaborative performances with David. David and Andrea also performed as the folkduo "Brandywine." Brandywine produced two audio cassettes: "Breakfast with Brandywine" (1980), and "The Most Beautiful Kite in the World" (1988). Over the years, David and Andrea also partnered on numerous literary endeavors. Andrea Spalding received numerous awards throughout her literary career. She was nominated for the Manitoba Young Readers Choice, and the Tiny TORGI as well as winning an Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism Teleplay Award, and being an ACTRA Award finalist, both 1979, both for screenplay One Way Ticket. In addition, she won the "Best of the West Award", for a docudrama "Our Nearest Neighbor", For Finders Keepers she achieved a Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize finalist, West Coast Book Society, Violet Downey Book Award finalist, Canada Chapter of the International Order of the Daughters of the Empire, and Silver Birch Award finalist. The Canadian Children's Book Centre also listed The Most Beautiful Kite in the World, Finders Keepers, and A World of Stories as "Our Choice" selections. Andrea Spalding has been a member of the following organizations: Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP), Children's Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia (CWILL), Federation of B.C. Writers. After living in Edmonton for 24 years, David and Andrea Spalding moved to Pender Island, BC. The two currently operate the Arbutus Retreat Bed and Breakfast. Andrea Spalding's publications include:;A Special Gift (picture book), British Columbia Forest Service, 1995. Finders Keepers (juvenile novel), Beach Holme Publishers (Vancouver, BC, Canada), 1995. Sarah May and the New Red Dress, illustrated by Janet Wilson, Orca Book Publishers (Custer, WA), 1998. An Island of My Own (young adult novel), Beach Holme Publishers (Vancouver, BC, Canada), 1998. Phoebe and the Gypsy, Orca Book Publishers (Custer, WA), 1999. Me and Mr. Mah, illustrated by Janet Wilson, Orca Book Publishers (Custer, WA), 1999. The Keeper and the Crows, Orca Book Publishers (Custer, WA), 2000. It's Raining, It's Pouring, illustrated by Leslie Elizabeth Watts, Orca Book Publishers (Custer, WA), 2001. Solomon's Tree, illustrated by Janet Wilson, Orca Book Publishers (Custer, WA), 2002. The White Horse Talisman, Orca Book Publishers (Custer, WA), 2002. Dance of the Stones, Orca Book Publishers (Custer, WA), 2003. (With Peggy Holmes) Never a Dull Moment, Collins, 1984. (With David Spalding) The Whistlers, Jasper National Park, Environment Canada, Parks, 1986. (With Georgina Montgomery) The Pender Palate: Tastes and Flavours from Our Favorite Island, illustrated by Hugh Montgomery, Loon Books, 1992. (With David Spalding) The Flavours of Victoria, Orca Book Publishers (Custer, WA), 1994. (With David Spalding, Georgina Montgomery, and Lawrence Pitt) Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia (Altitude Superguide), Altitude Publishing Canada (Canmore, Alberta, Canada), 1995. (With David Spalding and Lawrence Pitt) B.C. Ferries and the Canadian West Coast, Altitude Publishing Canada (Canmore, Alberta, Canada), 1996. (With David Spalding) The Silver Boulder, Whitecap Books (North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), 2000.