"One doesn't simply read a Tardif story,
one experiences it!"

Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a Canadian author, whose bestselling 2007 novel Whale Song was published by a new traditional publisher -- Kunati Books-- launchingtheir UNA trade paperback imprint.

Whale Song, an emotional mystery that explores the controversial issue of assisted suicide, has captured the attention of numerous film companies. A screenplay, which Cheryl wrote with co-writer Alison Neuman, was completed in 2006, along with a movie treatment.

Cheryl is now in negotiations with a respected film producer/director.

Since Kunati Books has decided to focus on non-fiction, they have taken Whale Song out of print as of February 1, 2009. All rights have been returned to the author.

In September 2005, Cheryl's gripping action-packed techno-thriller The River was released. This carefully researched novel explores the mysterious Nahanni River area, nanotechnology and man's obsession with longevity. The River has been compared to works by Michael Crichton, James Patterson, Dean Koontz and Dan Brown.

Cheryl is also the author of the 2004 “sizzling psychic suspense” Divine Intervention, a 'psi-fi' suspense thriller (or paranormal romance) that has been compared to works by authors such as Iris Johansen, Kay Hooper and Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb’s ‘In Death’ series.

All of these novels have made Amazon.com's bestsellers list.

In 2006, Cheryl Kaye Tardif participated in a hilarious new TV series ‘A Total Write-Off’, hosted by comedian Barbara North. In 2004, Cheryl was nominated for the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Award. In 2003, she wrote a public service announcement for a racial harmony campaign. Her PSA script, One Voice ~ One World, placed third and was produced and aired on cable channels in Alberta.

Cheryl has not only held hundreds of book signings, she has organized multi-author signings, held a virtual book tour and taught others how to do their own, and she has presented at conferences in Canada and the US. Cheryl is known amongst her peers for her creativity and knowledge regarding book marketing, and in 2009 she embarked on a new venture as a Book Marketing Coach. She is a member of various social networks, including Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Goodreads, Shelfari, LibraryThing, AmazonConnect and Chapters Online Community.

Cheryl has been interviewed by numerous TV and radio stations in Canada and the US, and she has been featured in a variety of newspapers and magazines in both countries. According to photojournalist, Heather Andrews Miller, who interviewed the author for a Real Estate Weekly article, Cheryl is a “gem in the literary world”. And according to Graham Hicks of the Edmonton Sun, "Cheryl Kaye Tardif specializes in mile-a-minute pot-boiler mysteries, usually set in Western Canadian locales."

As a teen, Cheryl was a journalist with a weekly newspaper column. Years later, she completed a course in Journalism and Short Story Writing and graduated with Highest Honors. She has worked as a motivational speaker for a respected international company, written material for a number of companies, and worked as a consultant in telemarketing, sales and promotion. But writing fiction with passion and vision is her dream.

Cheryl has completed her next novel, Children of the Fog, a terrifying suspense that asks, "how far are you willing to go for your child?” She is also editing Divine Justice, the second in the Divine mystery series, and will soon be starting on Finding Bliss, the first novel to be written on the iPhone 3G using the Notes application.

Born in Vancouver, BC, Cheryl Kaye Tardif was a "military brat" and a "military wife"who has lived all across Canada and in Bermuda. Now residing in Edmonton, AB, with her husband Marc, daughter Jessica and the family dog, she is an author that Booklist calls "a big hit in Canada...a name to reckon with south of the border".

Cheryl is a member of the following associations:

• Authors Guild
• Canadian Authors Association
• Crime Writers of Canada
• Writers Guild of Alberta

AGENT information:
Jack Scovil
Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency
276 Fifth Avenue, Suite 708
New York NY 10001
212-679-8686
Email Jack at: jackscovil@sgglit.com

Rights available:

All rights for Whale Song, The River and Divine Intervention (as of April 1, 2009)

• 2007 Photo (top - media may use*); courtesy of Chad Thompson, MonkeyCMedia.com
• Biography (PDF) - 2009
• Curriculum vitae (PDF)

*Or email me and I will send you a jpg. attachment.

Topics that Cheryl has or may be interviewed about:

Writing Topics:

• her published novels--Whale Song, The River or Divine Intervention
• the writing life
• getting published and publishing options such as traditional, POD and self-publishing
• Kunati Inc. Publishers
• virtual book tours and book signing events
• book marketing strategies

Controversial, societal and other issues:

• assisted dying - the right to die controversy
• hypermobility syndrome and chronic pain
• bullying in schools
• racism issues, especially with children
• poverty, homelessness, addictions
• murder (Cheryl's brother Jason was murdered in 2006) and its effects on the survivors
• death of a baby
• 'paying it forward' - the ACE Christmas wish list story

Cheryl Kaye Tardif has made many public appearances and is always open to radio, TV, newspaper and magazine interviews. She has been interviewed by Global TV, Shaw TV Edmonton, Shaw TV Red Deer, City TV (formerly A-Channel), CFRN TV, CJSR radio, New Age Radio (Illinois) plus various online radio stations, and she has been featured in a variety of newspapers and magazines, including Edmonton Journal, The Times-Herald, San Francisco Chronicle, California Chronicle, Edmonton Sun, Edmonton Examiner, Edmonton Woman Magazine, Alberta Native News, Quill & Quire and more. 

Cheryl was also a participant in the reality TV game show A Total Write-Off! and was featured on "Celebrity Chefs".

*Please email me for more information and details on topics.