Acclaimed children’s author Philippa Dowding’s Myles and the Monster Outside has been named a finalist in the Saskatchewan Young Readers Choice Awards in the Diamond Willow Category. Myles is the second book in Dowding’s short fiction series Weird Stories Gone Wrong.

Award-winning copywriter, poet, and multi-award nominated children's author Philippa Dowding talks to us about Myles and the Monster Outside, the latest book in her new kids series, Weird Stories Gone Wrong. Philippa’s Lost Gargoyle series was shortlisted for a host of awards, including the Diamond Willow, Hackmatack, and Silver Birch awards; The Gargoyle at the Gate was named a White Raven Book 2013 by the International Youth Library in Munich.

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