Eric walters biography facts of life
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Eric Walters
Canadian author
For the Australian journalist, see Eric Walters (newsreader).
Eric Walters CM | |
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Walters at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 2016 | |
Born | Eric Robert Walters (1957-03-03) March 3, 1957 (age 67) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Writer |
Known for | The Rule Of Three, Camp X, Shattered, Bifocal |
Eric Robert Walters, CM (born March 3, 1957) is a Canadian author of young adult fiction and picture books.[1] As of 2020, Eric Walters has written over 100 books.[2]
Background
Walters was an elementary school teacher at Vista Heights Public School in Streetsville, Ontario.
In 1993, he was teaching a grade 5 class in which many of the students were reluctant readers and writers.
Eric walters biography facts of life
To encourage them, Walters wrote his first novel, Stand Your Ground. The novel was set in the school and included features from the community and the names of many of his students. He has since written more than 70 novel