Sydney Smith and Joanne Schwartz just took home the $50,000 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award for their book, Town Is by the Sea. In our first ever audio Q&A, Smith gives Chris Benjamin the lowdown on the importance of getting the little details right, and how a South Shore boy brought Cape Breton to life from Toronto. Smith also reflects with awe on the magnificent work of his editor, Sheila Barry, who sadly died last year:
