Author Stacey Matson on Writing for Kids and the Berton House Writers’ Retreat

Vancouver writer Stacey Matson is the author of the belly-aching, laugh-out-loud Diary of Total Genius trilogy of books that are about the trials and tribulations of junior high student Arthur Bean. She recently the first three months of 2017 in Dawson City, Yukon, as the writer-in-residence at Berton House Writers’ Retreat. While there she worked on a mystery novel for kids about D.B. Cooper, the infamous 1970s skyjacker who parachuted from a plane with $200,000 and was never seen again. This recording is taken from the last days of her residency when she spoke at the Dawson City Community Library about her Yukon experience, her development as a writer, and read excerpts from past work as well as her current work-in-progress. The event was produced by the library in association with CFYT 106.9FM The Spirit of Dawson.