Lauren Wolk

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Lauren Wolk
Born Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • editor
  • English teacher
Alma mater Brown University
Genre Children's literature
Website
www.laurenwolk.com

Lauren Wolk is an American author, poet and editor. Born in Baltimore, she studied English literature at Brown University graduating in 1981.

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Wolk won a Newbery Honor in 2017 for her novel Wolf Hollow and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction in 2018 for Beyond the Bright Sea .

Career

Lauren Wolk began her career as a writer with the Battered Women's Project of the St. Paul American Indian Center and has since worked as an editor and an English teacher. She has been the Associate Director of the Cultural Center of Cape Cod since 2007. [1]

Awards

Wolf Hollow was shortlisted for the John Newbery Medal, [2] Carnegie Medal [3] and Goodread's Choice Award Best Middle Grade & Children's, [4] winning an Honor for her John Newbery Medal shortlisting.

Beyond the Bright Sea was the 2018 winner for the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, [5] and was shortlisted for the 2018 Carnegie Medal [6] and the 2017 Goodread's Choice Award Best Middle Grade & Children's. [7]

Echo Mountain was shortlisted for the 2021 Carnegie Medal. [8]

Published works

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References

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  2. "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". ALA. ALA American Library Association. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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  5. Scott, O'Dell. "Scott O'Dell Award Winners". Scott O Dell. Scott O'Dell. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. "The CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlist for 2018". The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards. CILIP Library and Information Centre. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. "Goodreads Choice Middle Grade 2017 Shortlist". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. "Greenaway, Carnegie Medal shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-19.