Local children's author is one of seven lucky recipients of the from the Canada Council for the Arts. These awards, worth $15,000 each, recognize outstanding artistic achievement by mid-career artists in Dance, Inter-Arts, Media Arts, Music, Theater, Visual Arts and Writing and Publishing.
We have carried Thornton's novels since his debut, Kalifax, was published in 1999, and we are terribly excited for him. Congratulations!
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