An Audio Q&A With Children’s Book Illustrator Sydney Smith

Columns, Q&A, Web exclusivesNovember 13, 2018November 8, 2018

by Chris Benjamin

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:

 

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