Katie Tallo

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.[3]

In 2020, Tallo's debut novel, Dark August, was published by HarperCollins.[1] 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 Work Credited as Notes
Writer Director
1998 See Through Yes Yes Short
2002 Posers Yes Yes

Television

Year Work Credited as Notes
Writer Director
1999 Juiced Yes Yes TV documentary
2004 Just Jamie Yes No 5 episodes
2010 Rob the Robot Yes No Episode: "Lost and Found"

References

  1. ^ a b Lalande, Dan (2021-06-24). "Ottawa Author Makes NY Times and Globe and Mail". FACES Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  2. ^ "CREATIVE WOMEN WORKSHOPS ASSOCIATION (CWWA): Board of Directors" (PDF). Creative Women Workshops. 2011. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  3. ^ a b Whiteman, Carol (2019). "Creating space for authentic voice in Canada's screen industry: A case study of "Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC)"" (PDF). Simon Fraser University. p. 89. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  4. ^ Hays, Matthew (2001-12-17). "When girls' night out turns deadly". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  5. ^ "11 New Books We Recommend This Week". The New York Times. 2020-08-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  6. ^ "The Next Chapter's mystery panel recommends 9 thriller and whodunit books to read this summer". CBC. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  7. ^ a b Noble, Barnes &. "Buried Road: A Novel|Paperback". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  8. ^ Colford, Ian (2020-08-13). "Dark August by Katie Tallo". The Miramichi Reader. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  9. ^ Kelly, Elizabeth (2020-10-10). "Author has vision". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  10. ^ Saxberg, Lynn (2020-11-09). "Publishing during a pandemic: Books by Ottawa-area authors not to be missed". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  11. ^ Stasio, Marilyn (2020-08-14). "Plucky Characters? Ugh. Make Mine Prickly and Difficult". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  12. ^ Weinman, Sarah (2022-05-20). "'You Don't Pick a Jury. You're Left With a Jury.'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  13. ^ Katie, Tallo (2022-04-01). "Poison Lilies". Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-18.