Marthe Jocelyn

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Marthe Jocelyn
Born1956 (age 68–69)
Toronto, Canada
Notable awards
SpouseTom Slaughter
Children2
Website
marthejocelyn.com

Marthe Jocelyn (born 1956) [1] is a Canadian writer of over forty children's books. [2] [3] In 2009, she received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, an honour bestowed by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth". [4] [5]

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Biography

Jocelyn was born in 1956 in Toronto and was raised in Stratford, Ontario. [1] As a teenager, she attended a boarding school in Great Britain. After living in various areas, she settled in New York City, [1] where she lived for thirty years before returning to Stratford. [6]

She is married to Tom Slaughter and has two daughters: Hannah and Nell. [1] Tom and Nell have contributed illustrations to a number of her children's books.

Aside from writing, Jocelyn owned Jesse Design, a "toy and clothing design firm", for fifteen years. [1]

Awards and honors

In 2009, Jocelyn received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, [5] [7] an honour bestowed by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth". [4]

Five of Jocelyn's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Earthly Astonishments (2000), [8] Mable Riley (2004), [9] Folly (2010), [10] The Body under the Piano (2020), [11] and Peril at Owl Park (2021). [12] Two of her books have been included on USBBY's Outstanding International Books List: Would You (2009) [13] and Sam Sorts (2018). [14]

In 2007, the Toronto Public Library included Eats on their "list of the top 10 books of 2007 for children under the age of five". [15] The same year, School Library Journal named How It Happened in Peach Hill one of the best children's books of the year. [16]

Folly was named one of the Kirkus Reviews ' best books for teens in 2010, and Bank Street College of Education included it on their 2011 list of the best Historical Fiction for Children Ages 14+. [10]

Awards for Jocelyn's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2000Hannah's Collections Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Finalist
2005Mable Riley ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection [17]
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award Winner [18] [19] [20]
2008How It Happened in Peach Hill ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection [21] [22]
ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection [23]
2010Which Way?INDIES Award for Picture Books (Children's)Finalist [24]
2011Scribbling WomenINDIES Award for Young Adult Nonfiction (Children's)Finalist [25]
2012 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-fictionFinalist [26]
2014Where Do You Look? Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award Finalist [27]
2015What We Hide Amy Mathers Teen Book Award Winner [28] [29]
2022The Dead Man in the Garden Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Finalist [30]
2023The Seaside Corpse Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime BookShortlist [31]
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Winner [32] [33]

Selected texts

Standalone books

Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series

The Aggie Morton books are illustrated by Isabelle Follath.

References

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  2. ↑ "Marthe Jocelyn". Penguin Random House . Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  3. ↑ "Marthe Jocelyn". Writers' Trust of Canada . Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  4. 1 2 Hopkins, Amanda (2014-04-28). "Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  5. 1 2 "Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature Archives". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Archived from the original on 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  6. ↑ "Life". Marthe Jocelyn. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  7. ↑ "2009 Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature Recipient: Marthe Jocelyn". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  8. ↑ "Earthly Astonishments by Marthe Jocelyn". Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  9. ↑ "Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance by Marthe Jocelyn". Junior Library Guild . Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  10. 1 2 "Folly by Marthe Jocelyn". Junior Library Guild . Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  11. ↑ "Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: The Body under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn". Junior Library Guild . Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  12. ↑ "Peril at Owl Park: Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen by Marthe Jocelyn". Junior Library Guild . Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  13. ↑ Angus, Carolyn (2009-02-01). "World Class: USBBY". School Library Journal . Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  14. ↑ Walke, Martha M. (2018-02-09). "Presenting 38 must-have titles | USBBY". School Library Journal . Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  15. ↑ MacDonald, Scott (2007-11-23). "Best of 2007 for the under-five set". Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  16. ↑ Jones, Trevelyn; Toth, Luann; Grabarek, Daryl; Charnizon, Marlene; Fleishhacker, Joy (2007-12-01). "SLJ's Best Books of 2007". School Library Journal . Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  17. ↑ "Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance | Awards & Grants". American Library Association . 2010-04-01. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  18. ↑ "TD Canadian Children's Literature Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Archived from the original on 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  19. ↑ "Jocelyn Wins Canadian Children's Award". Shelf Awareness . 2005-11-02. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  20. ↑ "2005 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award Recipient: Marthe Jocelyn". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  21. ↑ "How It Happened in Peach Hill | Awards & Grants". American Library Association . 2010-03-04. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  22. ↑ "Best Books for Young Adults 2008". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2008-01-15. Archived from the original on 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  23. ↑ "ALA Book Picks 2008". School Library Journal . 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  24. ↑ ""Which Way?" is a 2010 Foreword INDIES Finalist". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  25. ↑ """Scribbling Women"" is a 2011 Foreword INDIES Finalist". Foreword Reviews. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  26. ↑ Carter, Sue (2012-06-21). "Canadian Children's Book Centre releases award shortlists". Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  27. ↑ Cerny, Dory (2014-09-03). "Finalists announced for Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards". Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  28. ↑ Cerny, Dory (2015-11-19). "Jonathan Auxier wins big at CCBC Book Awards". Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  29. ↑ "2015 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award Recipient: Marthe Jocelyn". Canadian Children's Book Centre . Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  30. ↑ "MWA Announces the 2022 Edgar Award Nominations". Mystery Writers of America . Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  31. ↑ "Crime Writers of Canada announces awards shortlists". Quill and Quire . 2023-04-21. Archived from the original on 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  32. ↑ Schaub, Michael (2023-04-28). "Edgar Award Winners Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews . Archived from the original on 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  33. ↑ "Awards: Edgar Winners". Shelf Awareness . 2023-04-28. Archived from the original on 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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