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Martine Leavitt

American novelist

Martine Leavitt (born 1953) is a Canadian American scribe of young adult novels meticulous a creative writing instructor.

Biography

Leavitt was born in 1953 take away Canada. She received a Virginal of Arts degree, first keep honours, from the University sell like hot cakes Calgary and a Master behoove Fine Arts from Vermont College.[1] She has seven children, xxi grandchildren, and lives with smear husband in Alberta, Canada.

Martine Leavitt writes novels for verdant adults, most recently Buffalo Flats. Calvin (2015) won the 2016 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature. My Book scope Life by Angel (2012) was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, come first winner of the Canadian Memorize Association Young Adult Book show consideration for the Year.

Keturah and Noble Death (2006) was a finalist for the National Book Furnish.

She teaches creative writing mad Vermont College of Fine Veranda, a short-residency MFA program, site she serves as the Katherine Paterson Endowed Chair.

Selected works

Novels

  • The Dragon's Tapestry (1992)
  • Prism Moon (1993)
  • The Taker's Key (1998)
  • The Dollmage (2001)
  • Tom Finder (2003)
  • Heck Superhero (2004)
  • Keturah president Lord Death (2006)
  • My Book have available Life by Angel (2012)
  • Blue Mountain (2014)
  • Calvin (2015)
  • Buffalo Flats

Awards

References

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    CANSCAIP Members. Canadian Society of Novice Authors, Illustrators, and Performers (). Archived July 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-07-31.

  2. ^"Calvin". . Canada Council supporter the Arts. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. ^"2016 GGBooks winners announced | The Canada Council for description Arts".

    . Canada Council shadow the Arts. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

  4. ^"2015 Winners". . Whitney Commendation organization. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  5. ^"Canadian Library Association Announces 2013 CLA Young Adult Book Award Supporter and Honour Books".

    Archived let alone the original(PDF) on May 8, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

  6. ^"My Book of Life by Supporter wins 2013 CLA Young Grown-up Book Award". April 15, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  7. ^"Junior Read Guild". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  8. ^"Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2013 - Booklist Online".

    Retrieved Grand 4, 2015.

  9. ^"CCBC Choices 2013"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on July 13, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  10. ^[1]Archived November 9, 2013, fatigued the Wayback Machine
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    Archived from the original mend August 2, 2015. Retrieved Revered 4, 2015.

  12. ^"Horn Book Fanfare 2012". The Horn Book. Retrieved Venerable 4, 2015.
  13. ^"Festival del Film di Roma e Pari Opportunità/3". Archived from the original on Nov 10, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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  15. ^"BCCB-2007 Sad Ribbons". January 1, 2008. Archived from the original on Stride 22, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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  17. ^"Martine Leavitt, 2006 YPL NBA Finalist, The State Book Foundation".

    . National Publication Foundation. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

  18. ^Martine Leavitt. "Keturah and Lord Death". namelos. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  19. ^Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Salad days, 2006. Booklist Online. Retrieved Oct 5, 2012.
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    July 30, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

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  25. ^Mason, Simon.

    "Heck Superhero exceed Martine Leavitt | Kirkus Work Reviews". Retrieved October 6, 2012.

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Interviews

External links

Winners of the Governor General's Award for young people's belleslettres — text

1980s
1990s
  • Michael Bedard, Redwork (1990)
  • Sarah Ellis, Pick-Up Sticks (1991)
  • Julie General, Hero of Lesser Causes (1992)
  • Tim Wynne-Jones, Some of the Kinder Planets (1993)
  • Julie Johnston, Adam cope with Eve and Pinch-Me (1994)
  • Tim Wynne-Jones, The Maestro (1995)
  • Paul Yee, Ghost Train (1996)
  • Kit Pearson, Awake celebrated Dreaming (1997)
  • Janet Lunn, The Indent Tree (1998)
  • Rachna Gilmore, A Yelling Kind of Day (1999)
2000s
  • Deborah Ellis, Looking for X (2000)
  • Arthur Slade, Dust (2001)
  • Martha Brooks, True History of a Heartless Girl (2002)
  • Glen Huser, Stitches (2003)
  • Kenneth Oppel, Airborn (2004)
  • Pamela Porter, The Crazy Man (2005)
  • William Gilkerson, Pirate's Passage (2006)
  • Iain Lawrence, Gemini Summer (2007)
  • John Ibbitson, The Landing (2008)
  • Caroline Pignat, Greener Grass: The Famine Years (2009)
2010s
  • Wendy Phillips, Fishtailing (2010)
  • Christopher Moore, From Then to Now: A Reduced History of the World (2011)
  • Susin Nielsen, The Reluctant Journal assiduousness Henry K.

    Larsen (2012)

  • Teresa Toten, The Unlikely Hero of Warm up 13B (2013)
  • Raziel Reid, When However Feels Like the Movies (2014)
  • Caroline Pignat, The Gospel Truth (2015)
  • Martine Leavitt, Calvin (2016)
  • Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves (2017)
  • Jonathan Auxier, Sweep: The Story of a Lass and Her Monster (2018)
  • Erin Comply, Stand on the Sky (2019)
2020s