Journal
The Looking Glass : New Perspectives on Children's LiteratureISSN
1551-5680Volume
1Issue
3Publisher
La Trobe UniversitySection Title
Curiouser and CuriouserAuthor Biography
In 1974, Mackay published her first book, Mini-Bike Hero (Scholastic Canada), inspired by her son's obsession with the sport. She went on to write nine more fiction and non-fiction titles, working with Scholastic Canada, Annick Press, Tundra Books, Kids Can Press, and James Lorimer.
In 1982, Mackay and co-author Marsha Hewitt received the Ruth Schwartz Award for their YA novel One Proud Summer (Women's Press). The following year Mackay received the Vicki Metcalf Award, presented for an outstanding body of work in children's literature.
In 1977, Mackay, along with Jean Little and nine other artists working in the field, founded the Canadian Society of Children's Authors Illustrators and Performers. CANSCAIP now boasts more than 400 professional and 600 associate members across Canada.Date Created
2017-11-29Rights Statement
Essays and articles published in The Looking Glass may be reproduced for non-profit use by any educational or public institution; letters to the editor and on-site comments made by our readers may not be used without the expressed permission of that individual. Any commercial use of this journal, in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited. Authors of accepted articles assign to The Looking Glass the right to publish and distribute their text electronically and to archive and make it permanently available electronically. They retain the copyright and, 90 days after initial publication, may republish it in any form they wish as long as The Looking Glass is acknowledged as the original source.Data source
OJS data migration 2025: https://ojs.latrobe.edu.au/ojs/index.php/tlg/article/view/899
