Robert Priest

As a presenter of his own poetry, songs, stories and novels Robert Priest has been delighting children and their parents for 25 years all over the planet.

Robert‘s latest book for children, Rosa Rose is the recipient of a Silver Moonbeam Award in the United States. CM Magazine, published by the Manitoba Library Association, said this about Robert’s book: “Rosa Rosa and other poems is a beautiful poetry collection that needs to be on every child’s bookshelf and is sure to make young readers lovers of history and poetry.”

The Paper Sword: Book 1 of his young adult fantasy series, Spell Crossed, will be published in July 2014 by Dundurn Press. Advance reviews have been ecstatic: “Robert Priest, in writing his second fantasy book for young readers, has crafted a great adventure-fantasy tale in the tradition of the classics” — Canadian Materials

Robert is also a well-established poet and songwriter for adults with twelve critically acclaimed books and one hit song to his credit. He lives in Toronto, Canada where he is currently writing The Missing Piece, the third installment in his Spell Crossed series.