Gayle Friesen
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Canadian author of young adult novels (born 1960)
Gayle Friesen | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1960年09月18日) September 18, 1960 (age 64) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
Gayle Friesen (born September 18, 1960) is a Canadian author of young adult novels. She was raised in Chilliwack, British Columbia. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia.[1] She is married with two children.[2]
Friesen's first novel Janey's Girl (1998) was critically acclaimed, winning the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book Award and the Red Maple Reading Award. It was also nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award. She has written four other novels for young adults.[2]
Awards and honours
[edit ]Two of Friesen's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Janey’s Girl (1999)[3] and The Isabel Factor (2006).[4]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Janey's Girl | Governor General's Award for English-Language Children's Literature | Finalist | |
| 1999 | Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award | Winner | [5] [6] | |
| Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction | Winner | [7] [8] [9] | ||
| National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award | Winner | [10] | ||
| 2001 | Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award | Nominee | [11] | |
| Red Cedar Book Award | Winner | [12] | ||
| Men of Stone | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction | Finalist | [8] [9] | |
| Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | |||
| 2002 | Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award | Nominee | [13] | |
| 2003 | Losing Forever | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction | Winner | [8] [9] |
| Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | |||
| 2004 | Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award | Nominee | [14] | |
| 2007 | The Isabel Factor | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction | Finalist | [8] [9] |
| 2008 | For Now | Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist |
Publications
[edit ]- Janey's Girl (1998)
- Men of Stone (2000)
- Losing Forever (2002)
- The Isabel Factor (2005)
- For Now (2007)
- The Valley (2008)
References
[edit ]- ^ Jenkinson, Dave, 1998, Gayle Friesen Archived 2008年04月02日 at the Wayback Machine, CM Magazine.
- ^ a b Gayle Friesen Archived 2007年10月21日 at the Wayback Machine, Stellar Award.
- ^ "Janey's Girl by Gayle Friesen". Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2023年05月03日.
- ^ "The Isabel Factor by Gayle Friesen". Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2023年05月03日.
- ^ "Past Winners". Canadian Library Association . Archived from the original on 2015年09月08日. Retrieved 2023年05月03日.
- ^ "1999 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award Recipient: Gayle Friesen". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Archived from the original on 2022年09月25日. Retrieved 2023年05月03日.
- ^ "1999 Red Maple Award Recipient: Gayle Friesen". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022年09月29日. Retrieved 2023年05月03日.
- ^ a b c d "Research Guides: Forest of Reading®, 7 to 12 Programs: Red Maple Winners & Nominees, 1998-2023". Queen's University Library. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 2023年05月25日.
- ^ a b c d Ontario Library Association. "Red Maple AwardTM Winners and Nominees 1998–2021" (PDF). Forest of Reading. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "1999 National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award Recipient: Gayle Friesen". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Archived from the original on 2023年02月05日. Retrieved 2023年05月03日.
- ^ "2001". Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award. Archived from the original on 2023年02月08日. Retrieved 2023年05月03日.
- ^ "2001 Red Cedar Book Award Recipient: Gayle Friesen". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Archived from the original on 2022年09月25日. Retrieved 2023年05月03日.
- ^ "2002". Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award. Archived from the original on 2023年02月01日. Retrieved 2023年05月03日.
- ^ "2004". Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award. Archived from the original on 2023年02月08日. Retrieved 2023年05月03日.
External links
[edit ]- Gayle Friesen at Library of Congress, with 1 library catalogue record