"Sheer delight."

Kathy Stinson, Author of THE MAN WITH THE VIOLIN and RED IS BEST (praise for WICKED NIX)

About Me

Hi there! My name is Lena Coakley and I’m a young adult author living in Toronto.  I wrote the YA fantasies Witchlanders and Worlds of Ink and Shadow: A novel of the Brontës and the middle grade novel, Wicked Nix.

Upcoming Events

January 31st, 2020
Join me at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference where I’ll be at the Tree Award’s breakfast on Friday and other events to be announced!

Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
Because Wicked Nix has been nominated for the Silver Birch Express Award, I’ll be presenting at a number of Tree Awards Festivals in the spring, the first of which is the wonderful Waterloo Region Forest of Reading Festival.

Friday, May 8th, 2020
I’m so excited to be participating in the London Forest of Reading Festival where I’ll be doing a writing workshop for middle-grade readers!

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
It all comes down to this–the announcement of the Silver Birch Express winners at the Toronto Forest of Reading Festival! Of course I’ll be there!!

My Books

So far I have published two YA novels, Worlds of Ink and Shadow and Witchlanders. My first middle-grade novel, Wicked Nix, is just out and has been nominated for a MYRCA Sundogs Award, a Diamond Willow Award, a Silver Birch Express Award and was named one of the best children’s books of the year by CBC Books!