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Martine Leavitt

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Martine Leavitt
Leavitt in 2022
Leavitt in 2022
Born1953 (age 70–71)
OccupationWriter, writing teacher
EducationUniversity of Calgary (BA)
Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA)
Period1992 – present
GenreYoung adult literature
Website
www.martineleavitt.com

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

Biography

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Leavitt was born in 1953 in Canada. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, first class honours, from the University of Calgary and a Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College.[1] She has seven children, twenty-one grandchildren, and lives with her husband in Alberta, Canada.

Martine Leavitt writes novels for young adults, most recently Buffalo Flats. Calvin (2015) won the 2016 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature. My Book of Life by Angel (2012) was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and winner of the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year. Keturah and Lord Death (2006) was a finalist for the National Book Award.

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

Selected works

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Novels

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

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Martine Leavitt". CANSCAIP Members. Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers (canscaip.org). Archived July 15, 2009. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  2. ^ "Calvin". ggbooks.ca. Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 GGBooks winners announced | The Canada Council for the Arts". canadacouncil.ca. Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "2015 Winners". whitneyawards.com. Whitney Awards organization. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Canadian Library Association Announces 2013 CLA Young Adult Book Award Winner and Honour Books". Cla.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  6. ^ "My Book of Life by Angel wins 2013 CLA Young Adult Book Award". April 15, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Junior Library Guild". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2013 - Booklist Online". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  9. ^ "CCBC Choices 2013" (PDF). Ccbc.education.wisc.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  10. ^ [1] Archived November 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Book Prizes – Los Angeles Times Festival of Books» 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners & Finalists". Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  12. ^ "Horn Book Fanfare 2012". The Horn Book. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  13. ^ "Festival del Film di Roma e Pari Opportunità/3". Pariopportunita.gov.it. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  14. ^ "Cinecittà News". News.cinecitta.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  15. ^ "BCCB-2007 Blue Ribbons". Bccb.lis.illinois.edu. January 1, 2008. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  16. ^ [2] Archived April 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Martine Leavitt, 2006 YPL NBA Finalist, The National Book Foundation". www.nationalbook.org. National Book Foundation. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  18. ^ Martine Leavitt. "Keturah and Lord Death". namelos. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  19. ^ Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2006. Booklist Online. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  20. ^ "2006 Winners in Young Adult Fiction (Children's) – Book of the Year Awards". Botya.forewordreviews.com. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  21. ^ "Building Your Library Collection Has Never Been Easier" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  22. ^ "Best Books for Young Adults 2005 | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)". Ala.org. July 30, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  23. ^ a b "About Red Deer Press". Reddeerpress.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  24. ^ "Governor General's Literary Awards: Children's Literature – Canadian Books & Authors". Canadianauthors.net. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  25. ^ Mason, Simon. "Heck Superhero by Martine Leavitt | Kirkus Book Reviews". Kirkusreviews.com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  26. ^ "IBPA, the Independent Book Publishers Association". Ibpa-online.org. April 19, 1943. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  27. ^ "Mr. Christie's Book Award | Canadian Children's Book Centre". Bookcentre.ca. May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  28. ^ "YALSA – For Members Only 2003 Best Books for Young Adults Annotated List | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)". Ala.org. July 30, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

Interviews

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