Martine Leavitt

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Martine Leavitt
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Leavitt in 2022
Born1953 (age 70–71)
OccupationWriter, writing teacher
Education University of Calgary (BA)
Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA)
Period1992–present (book publications)
GenreYoung adult literature
Website
www.martineleavitt.com

Martine Leavitt (born 1953) is a Canadian-American writer of young adult novels and a creative writing instructor.

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Biography

Leavitt was born in 1953 in Canada. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, first class honours, from the University of Calgary and a Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College. [1] She has seven children, twenty-one grandchildren, and lives with her husband in Alberta, Canada.

Martine Leavitt writes novels for young adults, most recently BUFFALO FLATS. Calvin won the 2016 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature. MY BOOK OF LIFE BY ANGEL was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and winner of the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year. KETURAH AND LORD DEATH was a finalist for the National Book Award.

She teaches creative writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts, a short-residency MFA program, where she serves as the Katherine Paterson Endowed Chair.

Selected works

Novels

Awards

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