Gayle Friesen

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Gayle Friesen
Born (1960-09-18) September 18, 1960 (age 64)
OccupationAuthor
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater University of British Columbia
GenreYoung 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]

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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

Two of Friesen's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Janey’s Girl (1999) [3] and The Isabel Factor (2006). [4]

Awards for Friesen's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
1998Janey'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 FictionWinner [7] [8] [9]
National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book AwardWinner [10]
2001Manitoba Young Readers Choice AwardNominee [11]
Red Cedar Book AwardWinner [12]
Men of Stone Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for FictionFinalist [8] [9]
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist
2002Manitoba Young Readers Choice AwardNominee [13]
2003Losing Forever Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for FictionWinner [8] [9]
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist
2004Manitoba Young Readers Choice AwardNominee [14]
2007The Isabel Factor Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for FictionFinalist [8] [9]
2008For Now Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist

Publications

References

  1. ↑ Jenkinson, Dave, 1998, Gayle Friesen Archived 2008-04-02 at the Wayback Machine , CM Magazine.
  2. 1 2 Gayle Friesen Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine , Stellar Award.
  3. ↑ "Janey's Girl by Gayle Friesen". Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  4. ↑ "The Isabel Factor by Gayle Friesen". Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  5. ↑ "Past Winners". Canadian Library Association . Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  6. ↑ "1999 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award Recipient: Gayle Friesen". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  7. ↑ "1999 Red Maple Award Recipient: Gayle Friesen". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "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 2023-05-25.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Ontario Library Association. "Red Maple Award™ Winners and Nominees 1998–2021" (PDF). Forest of Reading. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "1999 National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award Recipient: Gayle Friesen". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  11. ↑ "2001". Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  12. ↑ "2001 Red Cedar Book Award Recipient: Gayle Friesen". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  13. ↑ "2002". Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  14. ↑ "2004". Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
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