Jonathan Auxier
Canadian writer
Jonathan Auxier
Auxier in 2015
Born (1981-08-10 ) August 10, 1981 (age 43) [ 1] [ 2] Vancouver, British Columbia Occupation young adult novelist Nationality Canadian Period 2000s–present Notable works
Jonathan Auxier (born August 10, 1981) is a Canadian-born writer of young adult literature .
Biography
Originally from Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada,[ 3] he currently lives in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, US with his wife.[ 4] He earned a BA from Trinity Western University in 2003[ 5] and a MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University in 2005.[ 6] [ 7] During graduate school, Auxier worked on a side project to refresh his creativity which he would eventually develop into the novel Peter Nimble ; after graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting.[ 5]
Awards
Auxier won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award [ 4] and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award [ 8] for his 2014 novel The Night Gardener . The book was also a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature at the 2014 Governor General's Awards .[ 9]
He won the Governor General's Award at the 2018 Governor General's Awards for Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster .[ 10] Sweep also won the Children's/YA prize at the 2019 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature .[ 11]
Bibliography
Standalone works
Peter Nimble series
References
^ Jonathan Auxier (August 10, 2011). "Jonathan auxier interview and book giveaway" . Literary Rambles (Interview). Interviewed by Natalie Aguirre. Retrieved March 16, 2019 .
^ Medley, Mark (August 26, 2011). "At the kids' table: Jonathan Auxier's debut recalls classic children's tales" . National Post . Retrieved March 16, 2019 .
^ Jonathan Auxier (October 12, 2011). "Wordstock Interview: Jonathan Auxier" . Wired (Interview). Interviewed by Jonathan H. Liu.
^ a b Cerny, Dory (November 18, 2015). "Jonathan Auxier wins big at CCBC Book Awards" . Quill & Quire .
^ a b Schlecker, Brady (May 16, 2016). "Better know a word-writing man alum: Jonathan Auxier" . TWU Alumni Stories & News . Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019 .
^ "Jonathan Auxier" . Regal & Hoffman Literary Agents. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019 .
^ "Peter Nimble" . Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved March 16, 2019 .
^ Cerny, Dory (April 2, 2015). "Groundwood Books picks up two Canadian Library Association awards" . Quill & Quire .
^ Medley, Mark (October 7, 2014). "Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled" . The Globe and Mail .
^ Dundas, Deborah (October 30, 2018). "Book about campus rape and an Indigenous memoir win $25,000 Governor General's Literary Award" . Toronto Star .
^ Balser, Erin (October 23, 2019). "Anne Michaels among winners for $10K Vine Awards for Jewish Canadian literature" . CBC Books .
External links
1980s 1990s
Michael Bedard , Redwork (1990)
Sarah Ellis , Pick-Up Sticks (1991)
Julie Johnston , Hero of Lesser Causes (1992)
Tim Wynne-Jones , Some of the Kinder Planets (1993)
Julie Johnston , Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me (1994)
Tim Wynne-Jones , The Maestro (1995)
Paul Yee , Ghost Train (1996)
Kit Pearson , Awake and Dreaming (1997)
Janet Lunn , The Hollow Tree (1998)
Rachna Gilmore , A Screaming Kind of Day (1999)
2000s
Deborah Ellis , Looking for X (2000)
Arthur Slade , Dust (2001)
Martha Brooks , True Confessions 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 Short History of the World (2011)
Susin Nielsen , The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen (2012)
Teresa Toten , The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B (2013)
Raziel Reid , When Everything 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 Girl and Her Monster (2018)
Erin Bow , Stand on the Sky (2019)
2020s
International National People