Vicki Grant was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (now NSCAD University), Dalhousie University, and Laval University. After graduation, Grant worked as an advertising copywriter in Toronto until the mid-1990s when she began writing for children's television. For the CBC, she created "Scoop & Doozie", a comedy series for pre-schoolers. Grant lives in Halifax.

Books by Vicki Grant

	2003 The Dreadful Truth: The Halifax Citadel
	2004 The Puppet Wrangler
	2005 Quid Pro Quo
	2005 Dead-End Job
	2006 Pigboy
	2007 I.D.
	2008 Res Judicata
	2009 Nine Doors
	2009 Not Suitable for Family Viewing
	2010 Comeback
	2011 Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret
	2011 B Negative
	2012 Hold the Pickles
	2013 Triggered
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Awards

• Arthur Ellis Award: Juvenile
  • 2006 – Quid Pro Quo – Winner
  • 2008 – I.D. – Shortlisted
  • 2009 – Res Judicata – Shortlisted
  • 2010 – Not Suitable for Family Viewing – Shortlisted

• Golden Oak Award
  • 2009 – I.D. – Shortlisted

• Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award: Fiction
  • 2006 – The Puppet Wrangler – Shortlisted

• Red Maple Award
  • 2011 – Not Suitable for Family Viewing – Winner

• Silver Birch Award
  • 2005 – The Puppet Wrangler – Shortlisted
  • 2006 – Quid Pro Quo – Shortlisted
  • 2008 – Pigboy – Shortlisted

Links

• Official site

Comments

Added 07 May 2006.
Updated 27 June 2013.