Trevor Kew is a Canadian writer and translator who is the author of six children’s novels: Trading Goals (Lorimer, 2009), Sidelined (Lorimer, 2010), Breakaway (Lorimer, 2011), Playing Favourites (Lorimer, 2012), Bench Brawl (Lorimer, 2014), and Run for Your Life (Lorimer, 2017). Trevor was also a contributor to Tomo(Stone Bridge Press, 2012), an anthology of stories related to Japan which was designed to raise money for disaster relief efforts in the Tohoku region. He is currently represented by the Anne McDermid Agency. Born and raised in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada, Trevor holds a B.A. and a B.Ed. from the University of British Columbia. Since graduating in 2004, he has taught English literature and language in three countries – Canada, England and Japan – and traveled widely. He currently lives and works in Tokyo, Japan.