Catherine Astolfo

Catherine Astolfo retired in 2002 after a very successful 34 years in education.

Catherine is a past President of Crime Writers of Canada and a Derrick Murdoch Award winner (2012).

Writing is Catherine’s passion. She can recall inventing fantasy stories for her classmates in Grade Three. Her short stories and poems have been published in a number of literary Canadian presses and anthologies. In 2005, she won a Brampton Arts Award. Her short stories won the Bloody Words Short Story Award (second and first) in 2009 and 2010. She won the prestigious Arthur Ellis Best Short Crime Story Award in 2012 and 2018.

Catherine’s novel series, The Emily Taylor Mysteries, and standalone Sweet Karoline, were published by Imajin Books. Since Imajin Books was forced to close its doors, Catherine has been slowly republishing through Amazon.

Catherine's books are gritty, yet portray gorgeous surroundings; they deal with sensitive social issues, but always include love and hope. They're not thrillers, but rather literary mysteries with loads of character and setting. And justice always prevails.

Selected bibliography

The Emily Taylor Mystery Series:

The Bridgeman.

Victim.

Legacy.

Seventh Fire.

Awards

Winner, Arthur Ellis Best Crime Short Story, 2018

Winner, Arthur Ellis Best Crime Short Story, 2012

Winner, Derrick Murdoch Award, 2012

Winner, Bony Pete Short Story Award, First Prize, 2010

Winner, Bony Pete Short Story Award, Second Prize, 2009

Winner, Brampton Arts Acclaim Award, 2005

Winner, Dufferin-Peel Catholic Elementary Principal of the Year, 2002, the Catholic Principals Council of Ontario.

Winner, Elementary Dufferin-Peel OECTA Award for Outstanding Service, 1998

Website: www.amazon.com/author/catherineastolfo