Edward Ashdown was a 19-year-old graduate of East York Collegiate who joined up mid-war and trained as a Flight Engineer in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
Malcolm Kelly
Malcolm Joins the Juno Beach and Beyond Podcast
Malcolm recently sat down with the June Beach and Beyond podcast to talk about the experience of rookie airmen in the Second World War, and how rooted Sprog is in that history. Be sure to subscribe and listen to the other great podcasts from the Juno Beach Centre!
Sprog In Beach Metro Community News
Malcolm was featured in the August 25 issue of Beach Metro Community News. He talks about his life, and the depth of research that went into the writing of Sprog. You can read the article here.
Malcolm on WW2TV
On August 17, Malcolm appeared on the prestigious WW2TV YouTube channel to talk about the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, the intrepids who went through it, and how it all relates to Sprog. You can view the full recording here. Our thanks to WW2TV for the invitation. Be sure […]
Streeter Article About Sprog
More press attention! Malcolm talks with Streeter about the writing process behind Sprog. Victoria Village journalist travels back to WWII airfields for debut novel
Sprog in the Storyteller Newsletter – May 11, 2021
Our first media attention! Sprog was featured in Centennial College’s Storyteller newsletter on May 11, 2021. Malcolm talks about the book, and editor Jeremy Lucyk talks about how it was a perfect fit for Centennial College Press. Thank you to Alexandra Few for writing this article.
Unboxing Sprog
The first look at Sprog! After 15 years of writing, author Malcolm Kelly unboxes the very first copies of his debut novel.
About The Author
Malcolm G. Kelly was a professional journalist for 37 years. He is the founder and coordinator of a renowned post-graduate sports journalism program at Centennial College in Toronto. Malcolm is a former writer and/or editor at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s online sports department, the National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Southam News, […]