Key Selling Points
Details Colin Harris’s epic, 9-month run across Canada, from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Victoria, British Columbia
The author visited over 80 schools and spoke to thousands of kids about the importance of spending time outdoors
Features interviews with teachers, students, and others about their personal relationship with the outdoor landscape
Colin Harris is a regular keynote speaker and has shared the stage with many other outdoor enthusiasts and environmental champions, including David Suzuki
Take Me Outside has a committed and engaged following on social media – over 9,000 followers on Facebook, 3,000 on Twitter, and 1,000 on Instagram
Take Me Outside is a recognized organization doing this work nationally, including an annual initiative that sees 200,000 students and teachers across Canada participate
Take Me Outside received an award for best individual non-profit from the Canadian Network of Environmental Education
Media
Runner’s World
Running Times
IMPACT
iRun
Podium Runner
Running Room Magazine
49th Shelf
51 Degrees North
Above + Beyond Magazine
Alberta Views
Angie Abdou – CBC Daybreak Alberta (Calgary)
Calgary Herald
Calgary Sun
Canadian Geographic
Canadian Running
CBC Calgary
CBC Edmonton
Crag and Canyon
Crowfoot Media
CTV Morning Live Calgary
Daily Hive Calgary
Explore Magazine
Mountain FM – Banff / Canmore
Outpost Magazine
Perceptive Travel
Rocky Mountain Outlook
The Charity Report
Treeline Journal
Potential Blurbers
Martin Parnell, author of Marathon Quest
Elizabeth May, author of Paradise Won
Briony Penn, author of Following the Good River
Ken Wylie, author of Buried
Robert William Sandford, author of Rain Comin’ Down
Stephen Legault, author of Running Toward Stillness
Rebecca Cohen, author of Fifteen Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect with Your Kids
Angela J. Hanscom, author of Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children
Linda Åkeson McGurk, author of There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom’s Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids
Silken Laumann, author of Child’s Play: Rediscovering the Joy of Play in Our Families and Communities
David Suzuki, author of Letters to My Grandchildren
Jamie McDonald, author of Adventureman: Anyone Can Be a Superhero
Markus Torgeby, author of The Runner
Rune Larsson, ultra-distance runner
Dean Karnazes, legendary ultramarathoner and NY Times bestselling author
Mackenzie Lobby Havey, author of Mindful Running
Phil Hewitt, bestselling author of Keep on Running
Noé Álvarez, author of Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America’s Stolen Land
Bobby O’Donnell, author of Running Wild: A Quest for Healing Across 7 Continents
Scott Jurek, author of North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
Marketing + Promo
National, regional, and subject-specific print features, excerpts, review coverage, and broadcast interviews
Publicity and promotion in conjunction with author’s speaking engagements
Outreach to subject-specific organizations, markets, and festivals
Blogger outreach, online ads, and social media campaigns
Excerpts available
Electronic ARCs
Marketing + Promo Deliverables
Electronic ARC
Video interview
Online banner
Press release
Podcast
Author Biography:
Colin Harris is the founder and executive director of Take Me Outside. He initiated the organization by running 7600 km across Canada over nine months, going into 80 schools across the country and engaging 20,000 students in the conversation about their time spent in front of screens compared to their time spent outside, being active and connecting to nature. Colin has been immersed in the field of outdoor and environmental education for over 15 years. He has been the director of outdoor education at an Ontario-based centre, he has instructed canoe trips for Outward Bound Canada, and he has worked with Indigenous students in the Western Arctic Leadership Program in NWT. He has taught grades 7 and 8 and has completed a Master’s of Environmental Education and Communication through Royal Roads University. He enjoys trail running, writing, and continuing to find ways to engage Canadian students in exploring this country’s incredible backyard. Colin lives in Banff, Alberta.