Martine Leavitt
| Martine Leavitt | |
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 Leavitt in 2012 | |
| Born | 1953 |
| Occupation | Writer, writing teacher |
| Period | 1992–present (book publications) |
| Genre | Children's literature |
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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 has published ten novels for young adults, most recently Calvin, which won the Governor General's Literary Award of Canada. My Book of Life by Angel was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and winner of the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year. Other titles by Leavitt include Keturah and Lord Death, a finalist for the National Book Award, Tom Finder, winner of the Mr. Christie Award, and Heck Superhero, a finalist for the Governor General’s Award. Her novels have been published in Japan, Korea, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands.
Selected works
Novels
- The Dragon's Tapestry (1992), as Martine Bates
- Prism Moon (1993), as Martine Bates
- The Taker's Key (1998), as Martine Bates
- 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)
Awards
- Calvin received the 2016 Governor General's Literary Award in the Young People's Literature (Text) category.[3][4]
- Calvin won the Whitney Awards General Youth Fiction category for 2015.[5]
- My Book of Life by Angel won the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award in 2013.[6][7]
- My Book of Life by Angel was a Junior Library Guild selection in 2013.[8]
- My Book of Life by Angel a Booklist Best Book of the Year in 2013.[9]
- My Book of Life by Angel was named a Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Best Book of the Year in 2013.[10]
- My Book of Life by Angel was named a Quill and Quire book of the year in 2013.[11]
- My Book of Life by Angel was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist in 2012.[12]
- My Book of Life by Angel was listed as a Horn Book fanfare book in 2012.[13]
- Keturah and Lord Death was awarded the White Pine Award in 2008.
- Heck Superhero's Italian translation Bella la mia vita da Supereroe (Salani Editore) was a Premio Paolo Ungari UNICEF finalist in 2008.[14][15]
- Keturah and Lord Death was awarded a blue ribbon from the The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.[16]
- Keturah and Lord Death was a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age selection in 2007.[17]
- Keturah and Lord Death was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2006.[18]
- Keturah and Lord Death was selected a Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books in 2006.[19]
- Keturah and Lord Death was a Booklist Editors' Choice (ALA) in 2006.[20]
- Keturah and Lord Death was winner of ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Bronze Award in 2006.[21]
- Keturah and Lord Death was a Junior Library Guild Premier Selection in 2006.[22]
- Heck Superhero was selected as a Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) in 2005.[23][24]
- Heck Superhero was a finalist for the 2004 Governor General's Awards.[25]
- Heck Superhero was a Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice in 2004.[24][26]
- Tom Finder won a Benjamin Franklin Award in 2004.[27]
- Tom Finder won the Mr. Christie Award in 2003.[28]
- The Dollmage was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults in 2003.[29]
- The Taker's Key received the Association for Mormon Letters Award for young adult literature in 1998.
- The Dragon's Tapestry received the Association for Mormon Letters Award for young adult literature in 1993.
References
- ↑ "Mormon Literature Database – Leavitt, Martine Bates". Mormonlit.byu.edu. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- 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.
- ↑ "Calvin". ggbooks.ca. Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 GGBooks winners announced | The Canada Council for the Arts". canadacouncil.ca. Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "2015 Winners". whitneyawards.com. Whitney Awards organization. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "Canadian Library Association Announces 2013 CLA Young Adult Book Award Winner and Honour Books" (PDF). Cla.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ "My Book of Life by Angel wins 2013 CLA Young Adult Book Award". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Junior Library Guild". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2013 - Booklist Online". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "CCBC Choices 2013" (PDF). Ccbc.education.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ Archived November 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Book Prizes – Los Angeles Times Festival of Books» 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners & Finalists". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Horn Book Fanfare 2012". The Horn Book. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Festival del Film di Roma e Pari Opportunità/3". Pariopportunita.gov.it. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Cinecittà News". News.cinecitta.com. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ↑ "BCCB-2007 BLUE RIBBONS". Bccb.lis.illinois.edu. January 1, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ↑ Archived April 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Martine Leavitt, 2006 YPL NBA Finalist, The National Book Foundation". www.nationalbook.org. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ Martine Leavitt. "Keturah and Lord Death". namelos. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2006". Booklist Online. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ↑ "2006 Winners in Young Adult Fiction (Children's) – Book of the Year Awards". Botya.forewordreviews.com. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20081115120029/http://www.rpls.ws/RPLSPM/PDF/jrlibraryguild.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2012. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Best Books for Young Adults 2005 | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)". Ala.org. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- 1 2 "About Red Deer Press". Reddeerpress.com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Governor General's Literary Awards: Children's Literature – Canadian Books & Authors". Canadianauthors.net. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ↑ Mason, Simon. "HECK SUPERHERO by Martine Leavitt | Kirkus Book Reviews". Kirkusreviews.com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "IBPA, the Independent Book Publishers Association". Ibpa-online.org. April 19, 1943. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Mr. Christie's Book Award | Canadian Children's Book Centre". Bookcentre.ca. May 28, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ↑ "YALSA – For Members Only 2003 Best Books for Young Adults Annotated List | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)". Ala.org. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
Interviews
- Smith, Cynthia Leitich. "Author Interview: Martine Leavitt on My Book of Life by Angel." Sept. 6, 2012.
- Ellis, Ann Dee. "Vermont College Week." Throwing Up Words. Feb. 5, 2010.
- "An Interview with Two Published Writers." Inkless. March 2009.
- "Questions to Martine Leavitt about her novel Tom Finder." Connecting Education.
External links
- Official website – empty (not dead), 2015-08-03
- Martine Leavitt at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Martine Leavitt at Library of Congress Authorities, with 6 catalogue records
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