Laurie Petrou

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Laurie Petrou is a Canadian author and professor. She won the Half the World Global Literati Award in 2016 for Sister of Mine.

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Laurie Petrou
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Professor
Website
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Career

Petrou is an associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in the RTA School of Media.[1] She won the inaugural Half the World Global Literati Award in 2016 for her manuscript, Sister of Mine.[2] In 2017, HarperCollins acquired the Canadian rights to the manuscript.[3] Crooked Lane Books acquired U.S. rights 2018.[4] The book was published in 2018 and was Petrou's first novel. She had previously published Between, a collection of short stories.[5][6]

Petrou's novel, Stargazer, was released in 2022. That same year, it was optioned by the Canadian production company Nikki Ray Media Agency.[7][8]

Personal life

Petrou lives in the Niagara region of Ontario.[9]

Books

  • Between (2006)
  • Sister of Mine (Crooked Lane/HarperCollins, 2018)
  • Love, Heather (Crooked Lane Books, 2019)[10][11]
  • Stargazer (2022)
  • The Rehearsal Club (2025), co-authored with Kate Fodor

References

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