Author Biography: Anne Laurel Carter
WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?
Don Mills. It felt safe (little did our parents know). Here’s a picture of me with my older sister and brother. I’m the messy one on the right (still am).
WHAT KIND OF KID WERE YOU?
I was a daydreamer and loved making up stories for my dolls and friends to act out.
My favourite character was Annie Oakley. I had leather chaps and wore them after school to gallop around Don Mills on my broomstick horse. When I was older I planned to ride bareback in a circus.
I hit the golden age of reading and organized a Nancy Drew club. My friends and I pooled our books and read every single one. I loved comics, too. Stacks that drove my parents crazy.
Grade 6 was my best year at school. I had a crush on my teacher, Mr. Carson, who said, “Anne, you could be a writer.” He won my pixie heart.
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR NEW WRITERS?
Have adventures. Read. Try different jobs. Here I am as a teen in Israel where I milked cows and picked fruit on kibbutz. I also taught in northern Quebec for several years. I continue to immerse myself in new places and cultures.
WHEN DID YOU START WRITING?
Grade 6. High school. University. Nothing seriously until I began reading out loud to my four small children and fell in love with picture books. I sat down, tried to write one, and was hooked.
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