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  • An Unorthodox Journey to the Published Land

    Cameron Hall 1585 Yonge Street, Toronto

    The conventional road to publishing entails writing a book, finding an agent, and then landing a publisher. Easier said than done. Terry Fallis – not by choice – adopted a different approach. His unorthodox but charmed journey to the published land is funny, enlightening, and hopeful to those harbouring the desire to write a book. From the bleak and discouraging early days when no publisher would even send him an automated rejection letter, to winning a major literary prize, signing with Penguin Random House/McClellend & Stewart, and living his dream. Now, nearly twenty years later, with nine national bestsellers, multiple awards, a TV miniseries, a stage musical, and over 1,100 book talks under his belt, Terry shares his literary origin story with humour, heart, insight, and a love for the writing life.

    BIOGRAPHY
    A two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, Terry Fallis is the award-winning author of ten national bestsellers – six of them #1 bestsellers – all published by McClelland & Stewart/Penguin Random House, including his latest novel, The Marionette. His debut novel, The Best Laid Plans, won the 2008 Leacock Medal, the 2011 edition of CBC Canada Reads, and was adapted as a six-part television miniseries, as well as a stage musical. He won the Leacock Medal a second time in 2015 for No Relation. His eleventh novel, An End in Itself, will be released in November 2026. Terry has written for Maclean’s, Canadian Geographic, Reader’s Digest, Leaside Life, Toronto Life, The Globe and Mail, the National Post, and the Toronto Star. He also teaches in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies.