Iain Lawrence

Iain Lawrence (born 1955)[1] is a bestselling Canadian author for children and young adults.[2] In 2007 he won a Governor General’s Literary Award in Children’s Literature for Gemini Summer.

Iain Lawrence
Born1955 (age 67–68)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Alma materLangara College
Notable works
Notable awards

Biography

Lawrence was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in 1955.[2] He has lived on Gabriola Island since 2000.[2] Lawrence attended Langara College in Vancouver studying journalism.[2] After school he worked for the Prince Rupert Daily News and other newspapers in northern British Columbia.[2] In his free time he wrote a number of unpublished children's fiction books, and was able to publish two non-fiction books about sailing, his hobby.[2] A Chicago agent encouraged him to concentrate on children's fiction so he reworked one of his earlier books, The Wrecker, and sold it to Random House in 1994.[2] Since then he has published many more books, in 2007 Random House reported he had sold more than one million books in North America.[2]

Writing

Gemini Summer

The book was reviewed in Publishers Weekly,[3] Quill and Quire,[4] Kirkus Reviews,[5] CM Magazine,[6] Saskatoon StarPhoenix,[7] The Horn Book Magazine,[8] School Library Journal,[9] Booklist,[10] Library Media Connection,[11] Resource Links,[12] and Books in Canada.[13]

Awards and honours

Nine of Lawrence's books are Junior Library Guild selections: The Wreckers (1998),[14] Lord of the Nutcracker Men (2001),[15] B for Buster (2004),[16] The Convicts (2005),[17] The Cannibals (2006),[18] The Castaways (2008),[19] The Séance (2008),[20] The Skeleton Tree (2016),[21] and Deadman's Castle (2021).[22]

In 2007, the Bank Street College of Education included Gemini Summer on their list of the best children's books of the year.

Awards for Lawrence's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2006 The Convicts Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist
2007 Gemini Summer Governor General's Award for English-Language Children's Literature Winner [23]
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award Winner [24]
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist [2]
2009 The Seance Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist
2017 The Skeleton Tree Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Winner [25]

Publications

The Curse of the Jolly Stone trilogy
  • The Convicts (April 2004)
  • The Cannibals (November 2005)
  • The Castaways (November 2007)

The Wreckers series
  • The Wreckers (May 1998)
  • The Smugglers (May 1999)
  • The Buccaneers (August 2001)

Non-fiction
  • Far-Away Places: 50 Anchorages on the Northwest Coast (April 1995)

References
  1. Lawrence, Iain 1955- Archived 2017-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, WorldCat
  2. "Adventures in writing". Vancouver Sun. April 28, 2007. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  3. "Gemini Summer (starred review)". Publishers Weekly. September 4, 2006. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  4. Maureen Garvie (November 2006). "Gemini Summer". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  5. "Gemini Summer (starred review)". Kirkus Reviews. October 10, 2006. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  6. Gregory Bryan (December 8, 2006). "Gemini Summer". CM Magazine. The Manitoba Library Association. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  7. Beverley Brenna (January 2008). "Gemini Summer". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  8. "Gemini Summer" (PDF). The Horn Book Magazine Volume LXXXII. December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  9. Kim Dare (November 2006). "Gemini Summer ( Vol. 52 Issue 11, p140 )". School Library Journal. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  10. Krista Hutley (December 15, 2006). "Gemini Summer (Vol. 103 Issue 8, p49)". Booklist. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  11. "Gemini Summer (Vol. 25 Issue 5, p77)". Library Media Connection. February 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  12. Meredith Snyder (April 2007). "Gemini Summer (Vol. 12 Issue 4, p14)". Resource Links. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  13. Olga Stein (February 2008). "Gemini Summer (Vol. 37 Issue 1, p33)". Books in Canada. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  14. "The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  15. "Lord of the Nutcracker Men by Iain Lawrence". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  16. "B for Buster by Iain Lawrence". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  17. "The Convicts by Iain Lawrence". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  18. "The Cannibals by Iain Lawrence". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  19. "The Castaways by Iain Lawrence". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  20. "The Séance by Iain Lawrence". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  21. "The Skeleton Tree by Iain Lawrence". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  22. "Deadman's Castle by Iain Lawrence". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  23. "Governor General's Awards". Canada Council. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  24. "PNBA Book Award 2007". Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  25. "Douglas Coupland headlines list of 2017 B.C. Book prize winners". The Vancouver Sun. 2017-04-29. Archived from the original on 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
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