Laurie Petrou

Laurie Petrou is an award-winning and internationally published author of young-adult fiction, short stories, and commercial literary novels. Her books have twice been on the Globe and Mail Top 100 Books of the Year, among other top book lists. Her novel Stargazer was praised by The Push author Ashley Audrain, who called it "A delicious read!” Laurie is an associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University where she is a Dean's Teaching Award winner. She lives in Niagara, Ontario.