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Katie Tallo

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Katie Tallo is a Canadian screenwriter, director, and author.

Early life

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Tallo grew up in Ottawa in the Carleton Heights neighbourhood of Nepean.[1] She is a graduate of Carleton University and Algonquin College.[2]

Career

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Inspired by her time with Women in the Director's Chair (WIDC) in 1997, Tallo developed a scene from her WIDC workshop into her 1998 short film, See Through.[3] Tallo directed the TV-documentary Juiced for CityTV in 1999. Her first feature film, Posers, premiered in 2002. She both wrote and directed the movie.[4] For ten years, Tallo served on the Creative Women Workshops Association (CWWA) Board of Directors.[3]

In 2020, Tallo's debut novel, Dark August, was published by HarperCollins.[1] Dark August was named a New York Times Editor's Pick.[5] Its sequel, Poison Lilies, was published in 2022.[6] The third book in the installment is to be released on December 3, 2024, titled Buried Road.[7]

Personal life

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Tallo lives in Ottawa with her husband and daughter.[8] She also had a dog named Levi, whom she depicted in Dark August.[9]

Bibliography

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Filmography

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Film

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Year Work Credited as Notes
Writer Director
1998 See Through Yes Yes Short
2002 Posers Yes Yes

Television

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Year Work Credited as Notes
Writer Director
1999 Juiced Yes Yes TV documentary
2004 Just Jamie Yes No 5 episodes
2010 Rob the Robot Yes No Episode: "Lost and Found"

References

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  1. ^ a b Lalande, Dan (2021-06-24). "Ottawa Author Makes NY Times and Globe and Mail". FACES Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  2. ^ "CREATIVE WOMEN WORKSHOPS ASSOCIATION (CWWA): Board of Directors" (PDF). Creative Women Workshops. 2011. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  3. ^ a b Whiteman, Carol (2019). "Creating space for authentic voice in Canada's screen industry: A case study of "Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC)"" (PDF). Simon Fraser University. p. 89. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  4. ^ Hays, Matthew (2001-12-17). "When girls' night out turns deadly". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  5. ^ "11 New Books We Recommend This Week". The New York Times. 2020-08-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  6. ^ "The Next Chapter's mystery panel recommends 9 thriller and whodunit books to read this summer". CBC. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  7. ^ a b Noble, Barnes &. "Buried Road: A Novel|Paperback". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  8. ^ Colford, Ian (2020-08-13). "Dark August by Katie Tallo". The Miramichi Reader. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  9. ^ Kelly, Elizabeth (2020-10-10). "Author has vision". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  10. ^ Saxberg, Lynn (2020-11-09). "Publishing during a pandemic: Books by Ottawa-area authors not to be missed". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  11. ^ Stasio, Marilyn (2020-08-14). "Plucky Characters? Ugh. Make Mine Prickly and Difficult". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  12. ^ Weinman, Sarah (2022-05-20). "'You Don't Pick a Jury. You're Left With a Jury.'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  13. ^ Katie, Tallo (2022-04-01). "Poison Lilies". Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
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