Marie-Louise Gay

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Marie-Louise Gay
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Gay at the Salon du livre de Montréal 2016 in Montreal Canada
Born (1952-06-17) June 17, 1952 (age 73)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
OccupationIllustrator, writer
LanguageEnglish, French
Genre Picture books, children's literature
Spouse David Homel

Marie-Louise Gay (born June 17, 1952) is a Canadian children's writer and illustrator. [1] She has received numerous awards for her written and illustrated works in both French and English, including the 2005 Vicky Metcalf Award, multiple Governor General's Awards, [2] and multiple Janet Savage Blachford Prizes, among others.

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Biography

Gay was born in Quebec City and lived in Montreal and Vancouver as a child. Gay lives in Montreal.[ when? ]

Gay co-wrote two longer books with her husband, Montreal novelist and translator David Homel, which included her black-and-white illustrations: Travels With My Family (2006) and On the Road Again! (2008). [3] At the time, she said, "For the last twenty-five years, I have mainly been writing, illustrating and creating only for children." [3]

Gay's books received renewed attention after a public school library system in Alabama mistakenly flagged Read Me A Story, Stella as potentially inappropriate for children, because of her surname. [4]

Awards and honours

In 2013, Canada Post released a series of stamps featuring Gay's character Stella. [5]

Awards for Gay's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
1984Lizzy's Lion by Dennis Lee Canada Council Children's Literature Prize Winner
1984Drôle d'école Canada Council Children's Literature Prize Winner
1987Moonbeam On A Cat's Ear Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Winner [6]
1987Rainy Day Magic Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Winner [7] [8]
1988Angel and the Polar Bear Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Shortlist
1988Rainy Day Magic Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Winner [6]
1995Berthold et Lucrèce Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration Shortlist
2000Sur mon île Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration Shortlist
2000Yuck, A Love Story Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Winner [7] [8]
2001Stella: Queen of the Snow Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Winner
2002Stella, Fairy of the Forest Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Shortlist
2005 Vicky Metcalf Award Winner [9] [10]
2006CarambaRuth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for Children's Picture BookWinner
2006Caramba Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award Winner [11]
2007Houndsley and CatinaALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection [12]
2007Stella étoile de la mer Mr. Christie's Book Award for French: 7 and underWinner
2009When Stella Was Very, Very Small Janet Savage Blachford Prize Shortlist [13]
2009 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Longlist [14]
2010When Stella was Very, Very Small Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award for Children's Picture BookWinner [15]
2010When Stella Was Very, Very SmallRuth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book AwardsShortlist [16]
2011Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth! Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Winner [6]
2011Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth! Forest of Reading: Blue Spruce AwardShortlist [17]
2014Any Questions? Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award Winner [6]
2014Any Questions? Janet Savage Blachford Prize Shortlist [13]
2014Any Questions? Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Shortlist [18] [19]
2014Read Me a Story, StellaRuth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for Children's Picture BookFinalist [20] [21] [22]
2015Any Questions?Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon AwardWinner [23]
2015Any Questions?CBC Fan Choice AwardWinner [24]
2015Any Questions? TD Canadian Children's Literature Award Finalist [25] [26]
2017Short Stories for Little Monsters Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Shortlist
2018Mustafa Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Finalist [27]
2019MustafaRuth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for Children's Picture BookFinalist [28]
2019Mustafa TD Canadian Children's Literature Award Shortlist [29] [30]
2020Fern and Horn Janet Savage Blachford Prize Shortlist [13] [31]
2020Mustafa Forest of Reading Award Shortlist [32]
2020The Three Brothers Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award Winner [33] [34]
2020The Three Brothers Janet Savage Blachford Prize Winner [13] [35] [36]
2022I’m Not Sydney Janet Savage Blachford Prize Shortlist [37] [38] [39]

Publications

Stella and Sam series

Gay's Stella and Sam books have been published in more than twelve languages. [3] They spawned a 52-episode cartoon series in 2013 that aired on Sprout and Family Junior.

Stella series

  • Stella, Star of the Sea (1999)
  • Stella, Queen of the Snow (2001)
  • Stella, Fairy of the Forest (2002)
  • Stella, Princess of the Sky (2004)
  • When Stella Was Very, Very, Small (2009)
  • Read Me A Story, Stella (2013)

Sam series

Sam is Stella's younger brother

  • Good Morning, Sam (2003)
  • Good Night, Sam (2003)
  • What Are You Doing, Sam? (2006)

Travels with My Family series

The Travels with My Family series was co-written with David Homel.

  • Travels With My Family (Groundwood, 2006)
  • On the Road Again! (Groundwood, 2008)
  • Summer in the City (Groundwood, 2012)
  • The Traveling Circus (Groundwood, 2015)
  • Travels in Cuba (Groundwood, 2021)

Standalone books authored

Books illustrated only

  • The Last Piece (1993)
  • When Vegetables Go Bad! (1993)
  • The Fabulous Song (1996)
  • Dreams Are More Real Than Bathtubs (1999)
  • Yuck, a Love Story (2000)
  • Didi and Daddy on the Promenade (2001)
  • Houndsley and Catina (2006)
  • Maddie series; Sophie series (1993–2003)[ clarification needed ]

References

  1. ↑ "Marie-Louise Gay". WorldCat . Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Winners of two or more Governor General's Literary Awards" (PDF). Canada Council for the Arts (canadacouncil.ca). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Marie-Louise Gay". CANSCAIP Members. Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (canscaip.org). Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Alabama library flagged a children's book because the author's last name is 'Gay'".
  5. ↑ Melnyk, Rebecca (2013-07-05). "Canada Post introduces Stella stamps honouring children's book author, Marie-Louise Gay". National Post . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Past Winners" Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine . Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award. Canadian Library Association (cla.ca). Retrieved 30 July 2015. With general information about the same award Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine and the book awards program Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine .
  7. 1 2 "Cumulative List of Winners of The Governor General's Literary Awards" (PDF). Canada Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Marie-Louise Gay's favourite book of 2017 was And So It Goes by Paloma Valdivia, translated by Susan Ouriou". CBC Books . 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  9. ↑ "Marie-Louise Gay". Writers' Trust of Canada . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  10. ↑ Hopkins, Amanda (2014-04-28). "Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  11. ↑ "Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  12. ↑ "Houndsley and Catina | Awards & Grants". American Library Association . 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "The Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature". Quebec Writers' Federation . Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  14. ↑ Woods, Stuart (2008-09-19). "Canadian kids' authors on long longlist for rich Swedish prize". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  15. ↑ MacDonald, Scott (2010-05-31). "MacIntyre two-time winner at Libris Awards". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  16. ↑ Godfrey, Laura (2010-04-27). "Eastern Canada sweeps nominations for children's book awards". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  17. ↑ Carter, Sue (2011-10-17). "Ontario Library Association announces Forest of Reading award shortlists". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  18. ↑ Medley, Mark (2014-10-07). "Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled". The Globe and Mail .
  19. ↑ Carter, Sue (2014-10-07). "Governor General's Literary Award shortlists feature Michael Crummey, Thomas King, and more". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  20. ↑ "Awards: Schwartz Children's Book Shortlists; Lammy Honorees". Shelf Awareness . 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  21. ↑ Baldassi, Julie (2014-04-17). "Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards shortlists announced". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  22. ↑ "Marie-Louise Gay, Kathy Stinson shortlisted for kids' lit prize". CBC News . 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  23. ↑ Cerny, Dory (2015-04-22). "Groundwood Books picks up two Canadian Library Association awards". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  24. ↑ Cerny, Dory (2015-11-19). "Jonathan Auxier wins big at CCBC Book Awards". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  25. ↑ Godfrey, Laura (2015-11-19). "Jonathan Auxier Wins Twice at TD Canadian Children's Lit Awards". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  26. ↑ Robertson, Becky (2015-09-10). "Marianne Dubuc, Eric Walters, Cybele Young among 2015 Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards finalists". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  27. ↑ Porter, Ryan (2019-01-31). "Groundwood Books nab half of the 10 finalist slots for 2018 Cleaver Award". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  28. ↑ Carter, Sue (2019-05-09). "Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award shortlists announced". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  29. ↑ Patrick, Ryan B. (2019-10-09). "Why Marie-Louise Gay created a picture book about the life of a child refugee". CBC Books . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  30. ↑ Deziel, Shanda (2019-09-05). "Jillian Tamaki, Jonathan Auxier, and Marie-Louise Gay among CCBC Award finalists". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  31. ↑ Dunlevy, T'Cha (2020-10-22). "Quebec Writers' Federation Awards nominees announced". Calgary Herald . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  32. ↑ Deziel, Shanda (2019-10-16). "The 2020 Forest of Reading nominations shine a light on the best in Canadian kidlit". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  33. ↑ "Awards: Publishing Triangle; Lukas; Canadian Picture Book". Shelf Awareness . 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  34. ↑ Deogun, Inderjit (2021-03-09). "The Three Brothers wins 2020 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  35. ↑ Porter, Ryan (2020-11-05). "Kaie Kellough wins Quebec Writers' Federation's fiction prize". Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  36. ↑ Dunlevy, T'Cha (2020-11-06). "Kaie Kellough wins fiction prize at Quebec Writers' Federation Awards". Montreal Gazette . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  37. ↑ "The QWF Spoken Word Prize". Quebec Writers' Federation . Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  38. ↑ "Rawi Hage and Sina Queyras among finalists for Quebec Writers' Federation Literary Awards". CBC Books . 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  39. ↑ Drudi, Cassandra (2022-10-19). "Shortlists announced for 2022 QWF awards". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
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