Karen Bass (writer)

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Karen Bass
Born1962 (age 61–62)
High Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater University of Victoria
Notable awards
Website
karenbass.ca

Karen Bass (born 1962 in High Prairie, Alberta) [1] is a Canadian writer of young adult fiction. Her 2017 novel Graffiti Knight won the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award [2] and Geoffrey Bilson Award. [3] Her 2015 novel Uncertain Soldier also won the Geoffrey Bilson Award. [4]

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Biography

Bass was born in 1962 in High Prairie, Alberta and grew up on a farm. [1] After attending the University of Alberta, she received a degree in psychology from the University of Victoria. [5] In 2012, she was the writer-in-residence for the Peace region in Alberta. [6]

Later, Bass managed a library in northwest Alberta for sixteen years before committing to writing full-time. [1] In 2017, Bass moved to Hamilton, Ontario with her husband. Although she focuses on writing full-time, she also volunteers at the Hamilton Public Library. [1] She is a member of the Canadian Society of Children's Authors Illustrators & Performers, Writers' Union of Canada, [5] and Writers Guild of Alberta. [1]

Awards and honours

Three of Bass's novels are Junior Library Guild books: The Hill (2016), [7] Two Times a Traitor (2017), [8] and Blood Donor (2021). [9]

In 2015, Bank Street College of Education included Graffiti Knight on their list of the best books for children ages fourteen and up. [10] In 2017, the novel was included on CBC Books' "100 young adult books that make you proud to be Canadian" list in the thirtieth position. [11]

Awards for Bass's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2008Run Like JägerINDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's)Honorable mention [12]
2009Summer of FireINDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's)Finalist [13]
2011Drummer GirlINDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's)Bronze [14]
2012Moonbeam Children's Book Award for YA GeneralBronze
2014Grafitti Knight Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award Winner [15] [2]
Geoffrey Bilson Award Winner [16] [17] [3]
R. Ross Annett Award for Children's LiteratureWinner [18]
Stellar Book AwardNominee
2016Uncertain Soldier Forest of Reading Red Maple Award Finalist [19] [20]
Geoffrey Bilson Award Winner [21] [22] [4]
IODE Violet Downey Book AwardShortlist [23]
Grafitti KnightPacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice AwardNominee
2017The Hill Forest of Reading Red Maple Award Finalist [19] [20]
Snow Willow AwardWinner
Sunburst Award for Young Adult FictionLonglist [24] [25] [26]
2018Rocky Mountain Book AwardNominee
2022Blood Donor Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence for Best Juvenile or YA Crime BookShortlist [27] [28]

Publications

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  11. ↑ "100 young adult books that make you proud to be Canadian". CBC Books . 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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  13. ↑ ""Summer of Fire" is a 2009 Foreword INDIES Finalist". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  14. ↑ ""Drummer Girl" is a 2011 Foreword INDIES Winner". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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