Cheryl Kaye was born in Vancouver, BC on August 12, 1963 to
parents, Larry and Mary Kaye. As a teenager, her favorite author
was Stephen King, and to this day, she still reads everything he
writes. At 14, Cheryl moved to Bermuda with her family. Her writing
took off and her English Composition teacher, Mrs. Mary Higginson
was especially encouraging. Cheryl entered a variety of writing
contests and received recognition for her work. She achieved
O'Levels in English Language, Literature and Composition, and she
was given a prestigious award in English. As a teenager, Cheryl
took over writing a weekly column, Masset Meanderings, in
the local newspaper. Years later, she wrote a monthly health &
beauty column.
Cheryl Kaye Tardif completed a correspondence course, Journalism
and Short Story Writing, and graduated with Highest Honors. She has
published numerous works of poetry in Canadian newspapers. One
project was a poem/song she wrote for the soldiers at the end of
the Gulf War. God Bless the Soldiers was published in a NB
newspaper. A few years ago she wrote, directed and starred in
Face to Faith, a contemporary musical play performed in
Millwood's Presbyterian Church in Edmonton. It was so successful
that they had to open for a second evening. Cheryl has also written
two unpublished children's books: The Elfling
Princess (first in a potential series of Elfling
Kingdom books) and My Imaginary Friend.
She has participated in numerous readings of both books, in
schools, at book fairs, in libraries and in daycares. She is
anticipating that her current publisher will publish these within
the next 5 years. (She is currently busy with other writing
projects).
In early 2003, Cheryl's PSA (public service announcement)
script, One Voice-One World placed third in a local
contest. Her script was produced and filmed. It has aired on cable
channels in Alberta. In September of 2003, Trafford Publishing
published her first novel, Whale Song</>. It is
currently available on the Internet, including Amazon.com,
Amazon.ca, WalMart.com, and Indigo.ca. Many Edmonton Coles,
Smithbooks, Chapters and Indigo stores have Whale Song on
their shelves. Greenwoods in Edmonton also carries Cheryl's novel.
It has been converted to an E-Book at Powells.com Cheryl Kaye
Tardif and Whale Song had been featured in The
Edmonton Examiner and on Shaw TV. 96X radio station in
Edmonton has also promoted Cheryl's events.
Divine Intervention, Cheryl Kaye Tardif's
second novel (a suspense thriller) was written in 4 months. Cheryl
is currently working on The River, a techno thriller about
a mysterious river in the rainforests of BC- a river of many
secrets, terror and death. If she is not locked in her office
writing, she is with her husband Marc, her daughter, Jessica, and
the current Japanese student living with her. Cheryl is planning on
teaching summer writing courses in Edmonton this year!