Annie Daylon (B. Mus.,M.Ed.)

Joy: Reading   Passion: Writing    Motto: Just show up

Annie Daylon was born and raised in Newfoundland. She studied music at Mount Allison University and education at both the U of Manitoba and the University of British Columbia(M.Ed.). After thirty years teaching, she delved into her passion for writing.

Annie’s first novel is MAGGIE OF THE MARSHES and is set in 1960’s Newfoundland. Her second novel, CASTLES IN THE SAND, set in 2010 in Vancouver, is the mainstream genre winner of the 2012 Houston Writers Guild novel contest and a recipient of the B.R.A.G. Medallion for excellence in indie writing.

 Annie’s literary suspense saga, a trilogy, launched in 2015, and is titled OF SEA AND SEED. This first book of The Kerrigan Chronicles is set in 1920s Newfoundland. It is a recipient of the B.R.A.G. Medallion, the WINNER of the 2017 Indie BRAG Best Literary Fiction Cover Award, a SEMI-FINALIST in the 2017 Kindle Review Book Awards, and a FINALIST in the 2017 Whistler Independent Book Awards.

In 2021, the second novel of The Kerrigan Chronicles trilogy launched. OF SEA AND SAND takes the reader into the era of World War II when the Kerrigan’s fishing and farming community of Argentia, Newfoundland, is razed to make room for a strategic United States Naval Base. With homes gone, with secrets emerging, the family struggles for survival both in Newfoundland and in the European theatre of the war. A riveting drama, this novel is a recipient of the B.R.A.G. Medallion and received an honorable mention in the 2022 Author Shout Reader Ready Awards.

Annie is currently working on the final novel in the Kerrigan Chronicles trilogy.

Another 2015 launch is a totally new genre for Annie, a children’s picture book! THE MANY-COLORED INVISIBLE HATS OF BRENDA-LOUISE includes stunning illustrations by artist Loreena M. Lee.

Annie’s 2017 novel is a modern-day mystery/thriller set in Vancouver, B.C. It is titled AT THE HEART OF THE MISSING, and is a B.R.A.G. Medallion recipient.

Annie lives in the British Columbia Fraser Valley, with her husband, David, and their dog, CoCo.

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