), ▁travel ing ▁with ▁her ▁all ▁over ▁Canada , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁England , ▁and ▁teaching ▁children ' s ▁literature ▁courses ▁with ▁her ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gu el ph . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁she ▁taught ▁children ' s ▁literature ▁courses ▁regularly ▁in ▁Language ▁and ▁Liter acy ▁Education ▁at ▁the ▁U BC , ▁and ▁she ▁taught ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁course ▁in ▁Canadian ▁children ’ s ▁literature ▁at ▁Sim m ons ▁College ▁in ▁Boston ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁taught ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁at ▁Lang ara ▁Community ▁College ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁she ▁has ▁taught ▁a ▁year ly ▁gradu ate ▁course ▁in ▁writing , ▁publishing , ▁and ▁the ▁book ▁trade ▁in ▁the ▁Masters ▁in ▁Children ’ s ▁Liter ature ▁program ▁at ▁U BC . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁she ▁has ▁taught ▁Writing ▁for ▁Children ▁and ▁Young ▁Ad ult s ▁in ▁U BC ' s ▁Creative ▁Writing ▁Department . ▁ ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁B . A . ▁in ▁English ▁from ▁U BC ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁her ▁M . A . ▁also ▁in ▁English ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁her ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Education , ▁Element ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁attended ▁McG ill ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gu el ph . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁children ' s ▁writers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Can