Martine Leavitt

Martine Leavitt

Leavitt in 2012
Born 1953
Occupation Writer, writing teacher
Period 1992–present (book publications)
Genre Children's literature
Website
www.martineleavitt.com

Martine Leavitt is a Canadian American writer of young adult novels and a writing teacher.

Biography

Leavitt was born in 1953 in Alberta, Canada.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, first class honours, from the University of Calgary and a Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College.[2] She has seven children and seventeen grandchildren and lives with her husband in Alberta, Canada.[2]

Leavitt writes contemporary realism and fantasy novels, and short stories for young adults. Her books have been translated into German, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Japanese, and Korean. Keturah and Lord Death was a finalist for the National Book Award.[3] Leavitt currently teaches in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Selected works

Novels

Short stories

Awards

Leavitt's books have won many awards, including winner of the 2003 Mr. Christie Award for Tom Finder, finalist for the 2006 National Book Award for Keturah and Lord Death, finalist for the 2004 Governor General's Awards for Heck Superhero, and winner of the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award for My Book of Life by Angel in 2013.

References

  1. "Mormon Literature Database – Leavitt, Martine Bates". Mormonlit.byu.edu. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Martine Leavitt". CANSCAIP Members. Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers (canscaip.org). Archived 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  3. 1 2 "The National Book Foundation". Nationalbook.org. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  4. "Leavitt, Martine, 1953–". Library of Congress Authorities (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2015-07-31.
      LC Authorities cites the online "Bibliography of Mormon Speculative Fiction" for identification of her first four books.
  5. "Parables Publishing | LDSF-3". Parablespub.com. January 30, 1983. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  6. Peter Carver. "Fitzhenry and Whiteside – Detail". Fitzhenry.ca. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  7. "Canadian Library Association Announces 2013 CLA Young Adult Book Award Winner and Honour Books" (PDF). Cla.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  8. "My Book of Life by Angel wins 2013 CLA Young Adult Book Award". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  9. "Junior Library Guild". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  10. "Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2013 - Booklist Online". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  11. "CCBC Choices 2013" (PDF). Ccbc.education.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  12. Archived November 9, 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  13. "Book Prizes – Los Angeles Times Festival of Books» 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners & Finalists". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  14. "Horn Book Fanfare 2012". The Horn Book. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  15. "Festival del Film di Roma e Pari Opportunità/3". Pariopportunita.gov.it. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  16. "Cinecittà News". News.cinecitta.com. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  17. "BCCB-2007 BLUE RIBBONS". Bccb.lis.illinois.edu. January 1, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  18. Archived April 29, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  19. Martine Leavitt. "Keturah and Lord Death". namelos. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  20. "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2006". Booklist Online. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  21. "2006 Winners in Young Adult Fiction (Children's) – Book of the Year Awards". Botya.forewordreviews.com. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  22. "Best Books for Young Adults 2005 | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)". Ala.org. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  23. 1 2 "About Red Deer Press". Reddeerpress.com. 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. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  27. "Mr. Christie's Book Award | Canadian Children's Book Centre". Bookcentre.ca. May 28, 2008. 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. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

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