Marty Chan
| Phone
Number (Work) |
780-975-9292 |
| Email
Address |
martychan@shaw.ca |
| Web
Address |
http://www.martychan.com |
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Other
Information |
| Artist
Type |
Author, Playwright |
| Target
Grades |
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
Adult
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| Maximum
Audience Size |
100 |
| Presentations
Per Day |
4 |
| Full
Day Rate |
$700 |
| Half
Day Rate |
$350 |
| Presentation Requirements |
Marty's Taleblazers 2010 schedule is now FULL. He can still be contacted for private bookings.
Writing Workshops: whiteboard and markeror flipchart and marker. |
| Touring
With Taleblazers |
Yes
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 Biography |
Playwright Marty Chan is best known for his play, Mom, Dad, I’m Living with a White Girl, which had a successful Off Broadway run in 2004. Marty’s book, The Mystery of the Frozen Brains won the 2005 City of Edmonton Book Prize. The sequel, The Mystery of the Graffiti Ghoul, won the 2008 Diamond Willow Award. He launched the series’ third book, The Mystery of the Mad Science Teacher, in 2008. In the fall of 2010, he will launch The Mystery of the Cyber Bully, the final novel in his mystery series. For more information about Marty, please visit martychan.com. |
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| Bibliography |
The Forbidden Phoenix, Playwrights Canada Press (coming in 2011)
The Mystery of the Cyber Bully, Thistledown Press (coming in 2010)
“Maggie’s Last Dance,” Love and RelAsianships, Volume I, Playwrights Canada Press
“Driven,” Henry Chow and Other Short Stories, Tradewind Books
True Story, Ink Jockey, 978-0-9810449-0-3,The Mystery of the Mad Science Teacher, Thistledown Press,1-897235-38-6The Mystery of the Graffiti Ghoul, Thistledown Press, 1-897235-00-3 The Mystery of the Frozen Brains, Thistledown Press 1-894345-71-1 The Gift, Where is Here Volume 2 (Anthology), Scirocco Drama, 0-929586-87-8 Mom, Dad, I'm Living with a White Girl, Playwrights Press 0-88754-614-5 |
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| Presentations |
Author Visit (Grades 1 – 12): A versatile writer, Marty talks about the real-life origins behind his books and plays, and gives students a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a professional writer. He adjusts his stories according to grade level, but recommends that audiences be separated by division.
Writing Workshop (Grades 4 – 9): Marty Chan presents easy-to-apply writing tips and interactive demonstrations to make writing fun and exciting. Through humorous anecdotes, he shows students how easy it is to put pencil to paper and create a story using personal experiences. |
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| Awards |
The Mystery of the Graffiti Ghoul
Award nominations - 2007 Golden Eagle Children's Choice Award
- 2007 Arthur Ellis Crime Fiction (Juvenile) Award
- 2008 Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers Choice Award)
- 2008 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award
The Orange Seed Myth
nominations - 1997 Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Youth Program
- Golden Sheaf Award (Children's Production), Yorkton Short Film Festival, 1998
- AMPIA Award, Best Dramatic Writing, Alberta, 1998
Awards
The Mystery of the Frozen Brains - City of Edmonton Book Prize, 2005
General Awards - Performance Award, Salute to Excellence Awards, Edmonton, 2004
- Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama, Alberta, 2004
- Horizon Award, University of Alberta, 2001
- Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award, Best New Play, Edmonton, 1999
- Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award, Best Production of a Theatre for Young Audience Show, Edmonton, 1999
- City of Edmonton Arts Achievement Award, 1999
- Adams Chinese Theatre Society Award, Harvard University, 1999
- Gold Medal, Best Television Pilot, Charleston World Fest, North Carolina, 1997
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