Ibi Kaslik
Ibi Kaslik | |
|---|---|
| File:Ibi Kaslik 2008.jpg | |
| Occupation | Novelist, Writer |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Genre | Literature |
| Notable works | Skinny |
| Website | |
| http://www.ibikaslik.net | |
Ibolya "Ibi" Kaslik (born August 20, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Hungarian-Canadian novelist, freelance journalist, and teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto[1].
Early Life
Kaslik attended high school at Etobicoke School of the Arts. While she was a student, she joined the short-lived rock band Edith's Mission with musician Emily Haines. Kaslik went on to major in creative writing at Concordia University and graduated with a bachelors degree.
Career
Kaslik's short stories and articles have appeared in literary magazines such as Matrix and Geist.[2] Her debut novel, Skinny, was published by HarperCollins in May 2004. It was shortlisted for the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 2004, the CLA Best Young Adult Book in 2005 and the Borders Original Voice Award in 2006.[3] Skinny also appeared on the New York Times best sellers list[4] for two consecutive weeks in 2008.
In 2007/08, Kaslik served as the 22nd writer-in-residence at the Regina Public Library in Regina, Saskatchewan.[5]
Her second novel, The Angel Riots, about a rising indie rock band from Montréal, was published by Penguin Canada in February 2008. It has been suggested that the band in the novel is based partially on Broken Social Scene. She attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts with members of the band and helped them on their first tour of Canada and the United States. Although Kaslik says "It's definitely based on a world that I know", she has brushed off claims that the connection goes very deep, saying "it would be mistaken and scurrilous to try to identify individual people".[6] She warns against "scouring the pages for thinly disguised characterizations of […] Kevin Drew, […] Emily Haines or […] Amy Millan".[6]
Kaslik states that she is currently working on three new pieces of prose, one which she claims is titled Mini and the Courage Poncho, a book illustrated by Stef Leck and aimed toward children[1]. Kaslik provides an excerpt from the book on her website.
Kaslik in Popular Culture
Broken Social Scene refers to her in their song "Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day)". She is also quoted on the inside of the album Set Yourself on Fire by the Montréal-based indie rock band Stars.
Published works
- Skinny (2004)
- The Angel Riots (2008)
References
- ^ a b "Biography". Retrieved 2010-12-27. Cite error: The named reference "Ibi Kaslik's Homepage" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ TDR Interview: Ibi Kaslik
- ^ Dropped Threads Share Your Stories | Ibi Kaslik
- ^ NY Times: Children's Best Sellers, January 27th 2008
- ^ Pages Books: Letter from the Pile O' Bones
- ^ a b Wagner, Vit (2008-03-27). "Kaslik draws on indie band connection for novel". The Toronto Star. Toronto: Torstar. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
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