Katie Tallo Explained
Katie Tallo is a Canadian screenwriter, director, and author.
Early life
Tallo grew up in Ottawa in the Carleton Heights neighbourhood of Nepean.[1] She is a graduate of Carleton University and Algonquin College.[2]
Career
Inspired by her time with Women in the Director's Chair (WIDC) in 1997, Tallo developed a scene from her WIDC workshop into her 1998 short film, See Through.[3] Tallo directed the TV-documentary Juiced for CityTV in 1999. Her first feature film, Posers, premiered in 2002. She both wrote and directed the movie.[4] For ten years, Tallo served on the Creative Women Workshops Association (CWWA) Board of Directors.
In 2020, Tallo's debut novel, Dark August, was published by HarperCollins. Dark August was named a New York Times Editor's Pick.[5] Its sequel, Poison Lilies, was published in 2022.[6] The third book in the installment is to be released on December 3, 2024, titled Buried Road.[7]
Personal life
Tallo lives in Ottawa with her husband and daughter.[8] She also had a dog named Levi, whom she depicted in Dark August.[9]
Bibliography
Filmography
Film
Year!rowspan="2"| Work | Credited as | Notes |
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| Writer | Director |
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| 1998 | See Through | | | Short |
| 2002 | Posers | | | |
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Television
Year!rowspan="2"| Work | Credited as | Notes |
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| Writer | Director |
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| 1999 | Juiced | | | TV documentary |
| 2004 | Just Jamie | | | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Rob the Robot | | | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Lalande . Dan . 2021-06-24 . Ottawa Author Makes NY Times and Globe and Mail . 2022-10-18 . FACES Magazine . en-US.
- Web site: 2011 . CREATIVE WOMEN WORKSHOPS ASSOCIATION (CWWA): Board of Directors . 2022-10-18 . Creative Women Workshops.
- Web site: Whiteman . Carol . 2019 . Creating space for authentic voice in Canada's screen industry: A case study of "Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC)" . 2022-10-18 . Simon Fraser University . 89.
- News: Hays . Matthew . 2001-12-17 . When girls' night out turns deadly . en-CA . The Globe and Mail . 2022-10-18.
- News: 2020-08-20 . 11 New Books We Recommend This Week . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-10-18 . 0362-4331.
- News: 2022-07-24 . The Next Chapter's mystery panel recommends 9 thriller and whodunit books to read this summer . CBC . 2022-10-17.
- Web site: Noble . Barnes & . Buried Road: A NovelPaperback . 2024-03-15 . Barnes & Noble . en.
- Web site: Colford . Ian . 2020-08-13 . Dark August by Katie Tallo . 2022-10-18 . The Miramichi Reader . en-US.
- News: Kelly . Elizabeth . 2020-10-10 . Author has vision . Ottawa Citizen . 2022-10-17.
- Web site: Saxberg . Lynn . 2020-11-09 . Publishing during a pandemic: Books by Ottawa-area authors not to be missed . 2022-10-18 . Ottawa Citizen . en-CA.
- News: Stasio . Marilyn . 2020-08-14 . Plucky Characters? Ugh. Make Mine Prickly and Difficult. . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-10-18 . 0362-4331.
- News: Weinman . Sarah . 2022-05-20 . 'You Don't Pick a Jury. You're Left With a Jury.' . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-10-18 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Katie . Tallo . 2022-04-01 . Poison Lilies . 2022-10-18 . Library Journal.
