| Martine Leavitt | |
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| Born | 1953 |
| Occupation | Writer, Writing teacher |
| Period | 1990s-present |
| Genres | Children's literature |
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www.martineleavitt.com |
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Martine Leavitt is an American-Canadian author of award-winning young adult novels and a writing teacher. She is one of the distinguished writers in the “beginnings of a Canadian tradition in high fantasy.”[1]
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Martine Leavitt was born in 1953 in Alberta, Canada.[2] She received a Bachelors of Arts degree, first class honours, from University of Calgary and a Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College.[3][4] She has seven children and lives with her husband in Alberta, Canada.[5]
Leavitt writes contemporary and fantasy novels, and short stories for young adults. Her books have been translated into German, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, and Korean.[6] Her first three novels, the Marmawell Trilogy, are published under the name of Martine Bates. Keturah and Lord Death was a finalist for the National Book Award.[7] Leavitt currently teaches in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.[8]