Biography & Media Kithttp://www.cherylktardif.com/biography-media-kit/en-CASquarespace Site Server v4.1.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Official Biography of Cheryl Kaye TardifCheryl Kaye TardifSun, 30 Dec 2007 04:22:46 +0000http://www.cherylktardif.com/biography-media-kit/official-biography-of-cheryl-kaye-tardif.html113204:1822258:14552321009238-1194566-thumbnail.jpgCheryl Kaye Tardif is a bestselling Canadian author, whose most recent novel Whale Song was published by Kunati Inc. Book Publishers in April 2007, launching Kunati’s 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, including many from Hollywood. A screenplay, which Tardif wrote with co-writer Alison Neuman, was completed in 2006.
 
In September 2005, Tardif’s gripping action-packed techno-thriller The River was released. Tardif is also the author of the “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. Both 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, Tardif 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. She 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 Kaye Tardif 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, Tardif was a journalist with a weekly newspaper column. Years later, Tardif 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. For her, the vision of Whale Song and The River as movies is so strong she can “taste the popcorn!”
 
Tardif 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 working on Divine Justice, the second in the Divine mystery series, and another suspense titled Submerged.
 
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 called "a big hit in Canada...a name to reckon with south of the border". Her pride in her homeland is evident, even in her work, since all of her current novels feature interesting and sometimes exotic Canadian locations. "I enjoy bringing Canada to the rest of the world."]]>http://www.cherylktardif.com/biography-media-kit/rss-comments-entry-1455232.xmlMedia KitCheryl Kaye TardifSun, 30 Dec 2007 04:20:44 +0000http://www.cherylktardif.com/biography-media-kit/media-kit.html113204:1822258:1455234
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    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.

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