Eric Walters of Guelph, Ontario has published more than 120 novels and picture books, which have won more than 100 awards including the Ontario Library Association’s Silver Birch (3x)and Red Maple (4x) awards, the Governor General’s Award, the U.S.’s Children’s Africana Book Award and the Sakura Medal in Japan.In 2015 Eric received the Order of Canada for his contributions to literacy and social justice issues. He is a highly popular speaker around the world.

He began writing while teaching a Grade 5 class of reluctant readers and writers, in order to encourage them toward literature. Today Eric’s novels are available around the world and have been translated into more than a dozen languages.
Prior to entering teaching and writing, Eric was a social worker involved in child welfare, including in a mental health treatment centre and an emergency department.

Eric, his wife and two others are co-founders of The Creation of Hope www.creationofhope.com, which provides for more than 400 orphans and disadvantaged children in Kenya. He spends summers in Kenya at his orphanage.

He is the father of three, grandfather of six, and in his free time hikes, paddle boards, spends time at the family cottage and plans his next adventures. His website: www.ericwalters.net