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Jonathan Auxier
Birth Date:10 August 1981[1] [2]
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupation:young adult novelist
Period:2000s–present
Nationality:Canadian

Jonathan Auxier (born August 10, 1981) is a Canadian-born writer of young adult literature.

Biography

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,[3] he currently lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US with his wife. He earned a BA from Trinity Western University in 2003[4] and a MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University in 2005.[5] [6] During graduate school, Auxier worked on a side project to refresh his creativity which he would eventually develop into the novel Peter Nimble; after graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting.

Awards

Auxier won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award[7] and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award[8] for his 2014 novel The Night Gardener. The book was also a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.[9]

He won the Governor General's Award at the 2018 Governor General's Awards for .[10] Sweep also won the Children's/YA prize at the 2019 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature.[11]

Bibliography

Standalone works
Peter Nimble series

External links

Notes and References

  1. Jonathan auxier interview and book giveaway . Jonathan Auxier . Natalie Aguirre . August 10, 2011 . Literary Rambles . March 16, 2019.
  2. News: At the kids' table: Jonathan Auxier's debut recalls classic children's tales . Medley, Mark . August 26, 2011 . National Post . March 16, 2019.
  3. Wordstock Interview: Jonathan Auxier . Jonathan Auxier . Jonathan H. Liu . Wired. October 12, 2011.
  4. Web site: Better know a word-writing man alum: Jonathan Auxier . Schlecker, Brady . May 16, 2016 . TWU Alumni Stories & News . March 16, 2019 . March 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323224100/https://twualumni.org/blog/jonathan-auxier/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Jonathan Auxier . Regal & Hoffman Literary Agents . March 16, 2019 . March 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323224058/http://rhaliterary.com/clients/jonathan-auxier . dead .
  6. News: Peter Nimble . Carnegie Mellon University . March 16, 2019.
  7. News: Jonathan Auxier wins big at CCBC Book Awards . Cerny, Dory . . November 18, 2015.
  8. News: Groundwood Books picks up two Canadian Library Association awards . Cerny, Dory . . April 2, 2015.
  9. News: Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled . Medley, Mark . . October 7, 2014.
  10. News: Book about campus rape and an Indigenous memoir win $25,000 Governor General's Literary Award . Dundas, Deborah . . October 30, 2018.
  11. News: Anne Michaels among winners for $10K Vine Awards for Jewish Canadian literature . Balser, Erin . . October 23, 2019.

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