Julie Lawson Explained

Birth Date:	November 9, 1947
Birth Place:	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation:	Author
Nationality:	Canadian
Spouse:	Patrick Lawson
Education:	University of Victoria (BA)
Awards:	Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize (1994)

Julie Lawson (born November 9, 1947, in Victoria, Canada)^[1] is a Canadian writer of children's nonfiction books. Her 1993 book, White Jade Tiger, won the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize.^[2]

Biography

Lawson was born November 9, 1947, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Her grandfather was an immigrant from Sweden.^[3] She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria with teaching certifications in French and English.^[4]

Lawson's first book, The Sand Sifter, was published in 1990. Aside from writing, she worked as a school teacher in France, as well as Saanich and Sooke, British Columbia.

She is married to Patrick Lawson.

Awards and honours

Emma and the Silk Train is a Junior Library Guild book.^[5]

Awards for Lawson's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.

1994	White Jade Tiger	Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize	Winner	^[6]
1997	Whatever You Do, Don’t Go Near That Canoe!	Tiny Torgi Literary Award	Winner	^[7]
1998	Emma and the Silk Train	Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize	Finalist
2008	No Safe Harbour	Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award	Winner	^[8]
2011	Ghosts of the Titanic	Silver Birch Award	Finalist	^[9]
2013	Ghosts of the Titanic	Chocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice Award	Winner	^[10]
2018		Bolen Books Children's Book Prize	Finalist	^[11]
2018		Geoffrey Bilson Award	Finalist	^[12] ^[13]

Selected publications

• The Sand Sifter, Beach Holme, 1990.
• My Grandfather Loved the Stars, illustrated by Judy McLaren, Beach Holme, 1992.
• A Morning to Polish and Keep, illustrated by Sheena Lott, Red Deer College Press, 1992.
• Kate's Castle, illustrated by Frances Tyrrell, Oxford University Press, 1992.
• The Dragon's Pearl, illustrated by Paul Morin, Oxford University Press, 1992.
• White Jade Tiger, Beach Holme, 1993.
• Fires Burning, Stoddart, 1995, published as The Danger Game, Little, Brown and Company, 1996.
• Blown Away, illustrated by Kathryn Naylor, Red Deer College Press, 1995.
• Too Many Suns, illustrated by Martin Springette, Oxford University Press, 1996.
• Cougar Cove, Orca, 1996.
• Whatever You Do, Don't Go Near That Canoe!, illustrated by Werner Zimmermann, North Winds Press, 1996.
• Emma and the Silk Train, illustrated by Paul Mombourquette, Kids Can Press, 1997.
• Midnight in the Mountains, illustrated by Sheena Lott, Orca, 1998.
• In like a Lion, illustrated by Yolaine Lefebvre, North Winds Press, 1998.
• Bear on the Train, illustrated by Brian Deines, Kids Can Press, 1999.
• Destination Gold!, Orca, 2000.
• The Klondike Cat, illustrated by Paul Mombourquette, Kids Can Press, 2002.
• A Ribbon of Shining Steel: The Railway Diary of Kate Cameron, Scholastic, 2002.
• Arizona Charlie and the Klondike Kid, illustrated by Kasia Charko, Orca, 2003.
• No Safe Harbour: The Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn (in "Dear Canada" series), Scholastic, 2006.

Goldstone series

1. Goldstone, Stoddart Kids, 1997.
2. Turns on a Dime, Stoddart, 1999.
3. The Ghost of Avalanche Mountain, Stoddart, 2000.

"Our Canadian Girl" series

1. Emily: Across the James Bay Bridge, Penguin, 2001.
2. Emily: Disaster at the Bridge, Penguin, 2002.
3. Emily: Building Bridges, Penguin, 2003.
4. Emily: Summer of Gold, Penguin, 2004.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lawson, Julie 1947– . 2023-05-16 . Encyclopedia.com.
2. Web site: 1994 Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Recipient: Julie Lawson . 2023-05-16 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US.
3. Web site: Julie Lawson . 2023-05-16 . Scholastic Canada.
4. Web site: Biography . 2023-05-16 . Julie Lawson.
5. Web site: Emma and the Silk Train by Julie Lawson . 2023-05-16 . Junior Library Guild.
6. Web site: Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Archives . 2023-05-16 . . en-US.
7. Web site: 1997 Tiny Torgi Literary Awards Recipient: Julie Lawson . 2023-05-16 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US.
8. Web site: 2008 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award Recipient: Julie Lawson . 2023-05-16 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US.
9. Web site: Carter . Sue . 2011-10-17 . Ontario Library Association announces Forest of Reading award shortlists . 2023-05-16 . . en.
10. Web site: 2013 Chocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice Award Recipient: Julie Lawson . 2023-05-16 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US.
11. Web site: Hunter . Emma . 2018-09-13 . Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize Shortlist Announced . 2023-05-16 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US.
12. Web site: Hunter . Emma . 2018-09-06 . The Largest Award of Its Kind Celebrates the Best in Canadian Children's Literature . 2023-05-16 . Canadian Children's Book Centre . en-US.
13. Web site: Deziel . Shanda . 2018-09-06 . Wendy Orr, Cherie Demaline, and Monique Gray Smith among CCBC Award finalists . 2023-05-16 . . en.