Julie Lawson

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Julie Lawson
Born (1947-11-09) November 9, 1947 (age 75)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationAuthor
NationalityCanadian
Education University of Victoria (BA)
Notable awards Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize (1994)
SpousePatrick Lawson
Website
julielawson.ca

Julie Lawson (born November 9, 1947, in Victoria, Canada) [1] is a Canadian writer of children's nonfiction books. Her 1993 book, White Jade Tiger, won the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. [2]

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Biography

Lawson was born November 9, 1947, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [1] Her grandfather was an immigrant from Sweden. [3] She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria [1] with teaching certifications in French and English. [4]

Lawson's first book, The Sand Sifter, was published in 1990. Aside from writing, she worked as a school teacher in France, as well as Saanich and Sooke, British Columbia. [1]

She is married to Patrick Lawson. [1]

Awards and honours

Emma and the Silk Train is a Junior Library Guild book. [5]

Awards for Lawson's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
1994White Jade Tiger Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Winner [6] [2]
1997Whatever You Do, Don’t Go Near That Canoe!Tiny Torgi Literary AwardWinner [7]
1998Emma and the Silk Train Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist
2008No Safe HarbourHackmatack Children's Choice Book AwardWinner [8]
2011Ghosts of the Titanic Silver Birch Award Finalist [9]
2013Ghosts of the TitanicChocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice AwardWinner [10]
2018A Blinding LightBolen Books Children's Book PrizeFinalist [11]
2018A Blinding Light Geoffrey Bilson Award Finalist [12] [13]

Selected publications

Goldstone series

  1. Goldstone, Stoddart Kids, 1997.
  2. Turns on a Dime, Stoddart, 1999.
  3. The Ghost of Avalanche Mountain, Stoddart, 2000.

"Our Canadian Girl" series

  1. Emily: Across the James Bay Bridge, Penguin, 2001.
  2. Emily: Disaster at the Bridge, Penguin, 2002.
  3. Emily: Building Bridges, Penguin, 2003.
  4. Emily: Summer of Gold, Penguin, 2004.

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