Karen Bass (writer) explained

Awards:
    Birth Place:High Prairie, Alberta, Canada
    Alma Mater:University of Victoria

    Karen Bass (born 1962 in High Prairie, Alberta)[1] is a Canadian writer of young adult fiction. Her 2017 novel Grafitti Knight won the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award[2] and Geoffrey Bilson Award.[3] Her 2015 novel Uncertain Soldier also won the Geoffrey Bilson Award.[4]

    Biography

    Bass was born in 1962 in High Prairie, Alberta and grew up on a farm. After attending the University of Alberta, she received a degree in psychology from the University of Victoria.[5] In 2012, she was the writer-in-residence for the Peace region in Alberta.[6]

    Later, Bass managed a library in northwest Alberta for sixteen years before committing to writing full-time. In 2017, Bass moved to Hamilton, Ontario with her husband. Although she focuses on writing full-time, she also volunteers at the Hamilton Public Library. She is a member of the Canadian Society of Children's Authors Illustrators & Performers, Writers' Union of Canada, and Writers Guild of Alberta.

    Awards and honours

    Three of Bass's novels are Junior Library Guild books: The Hill (2016),[7] Two Times a Traitor (2017),[8] and Blood Donor (2021).[9]

    In 2015, Bank Street College of Education included Graffiti Knight on their list of the best books for children ages fourteen and up.[10] In 2017, the novel was included on CBC Books' "100 young adult books that make you proud to be Canadian" list in the thirtieth position.[11]

    Awards for Bass's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
    2008Run Like Jäger INDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's)Honorable mention[12]
    2009Summer of FireINDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's)Finalist[13]
    2011Drummer GirlINDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's)Bronze[14]
    2012Moonbeam Children's Book Award for YA GeneralBronze
    2014Grafitti KnightWinner[15]
    Geoffrey Bilson AwardWinner[16] [17]
    R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature Winner[18]
    Stellar Book AwardNominee
    2016Uncertain SoldierForest of Reading Red Maple AwardFinalist[19] [20]
    Geoffrey Bilson AwardWinner[21] [22]
    IODE Violet Downey Book Award Shortlist[23]
    Grafitti KnightPacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice AwardNominee
    2017Forest of Reading Red Maple AwardFinalist
    Snow Willow AwardWinner
    Sunburst Award for Young Adult FictionLonglist[24] [25] [26]
    2018Rocky Mountain Book AwardNominee
    2022Blood DonorCrime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence for Best Juvenile or YA Crime BookShortlist[27] [28]

    Publications

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: About . 2023-05-26 . Karen Bass . en.
    2. Web site: 2014 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award Recipient: Karen Bass . 2023-05-26 . . en-US.
    3. Web site: Robertson . Becky . 2014-11-07 . Canadian Children's Literature Award winners announced . 2023-05-26 . . en.
    4. Web site: Cerny . Dory . 2016-11-18 . Florence, Thisdale win TD Canadian Children's Literature Award . 2023-05-26 . . en.
    5. Web site: Karen Bass . 2023-05-26 . The Writers' Union of Canada.
    6. Spring 2012 . Writer-in-Residence: Karen Bass . Peace Library System News & Notes . 24 . 1 . 1 . 1190-8890.
    7. Web site: The Hill by Karen Bass . 2023-05-26 . Junior Library Guild.
    8. Web site: Two Times a Traitor by Karen Bass . 2023-05-26 . Junior Library Guild.
    9. Web site: Blood Donor by Karen Bass . 2023-05-26 . Junior Library Guild.
    10. Web site: Best Children's Books of the Year, Fourteen and Older, 2015 Edition . 2023-05-26 . Bank Street College of Education.
    11. Web site: 2017-12-04 . 100 young adult books that make you proud to be Canadian . 2023-05-26 . CBC Books.
    12. Web site: "Run Like Jager" is a 2008 Foreword INDIES Winner . 2023-05-26 . Foreword Reviews . en.
    13. Web site: "Summer of Fire" is a 2009 Foreword INDIES Finalist . 2023-05-26 . Foreword Reviews . en.
    14. Web site: "Drummer Girl" is a 2011 Foreword INDIES Winner . 2023-05-26 . Foreword Reviews . en.
    15. Web site: Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award Archives . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208053529/http://bookcentre.ca/awards/canadian-library-association-young-adult-book-award . 2022-12-08 . 2023-05-26 . . en-US.
    16. Web site: 2014 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People Recipient: Karen Bass . 2023-05-26 . . en-US.
    17. Web site: Williams . Leigh Anne . 2014-11-07 . Annick Book Wins Big Canadian Children's Lit Award . 2023-05-26 . . en.
    18. Web site: 2014 R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature Recipient: Karen Bass . 2023-05-26 . . en-US.
    19. Web site: Research Guides: Forest of Reading®, 7 to 12 Programs: Red Maple Winners & Nominees, 1998–2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516163804/https://guides.library.queensu.ca/is-forest/red-maple . 16 May 2023 . 2023-05-25 . Queen's University Library . en.
    20. Web site: Ontario Library Association . Red Maple Award™ Winners and Nominees 1998–2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230513202801/https://forestofreading.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/05-Red-Maple-Archive-2021.pdf . 13 May 2023 . 13 May 2023 . Forest of Reading.
    21. Web site: Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209023058/https://bookcentre.ca/geoffrey-bilson-award-for-historical-fiction-for-young-people . 2022-12-09 . 2023-05-20 . . en-US.
    22. Web site: Kahrizi . Camilia . 2016-11-18 . Winners Announced for the 2016 Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards . 2023-05-26 . . en-US.
    23. Web site: Robertson . Becky . 2016-03-31 . Allan Stratton, Frieda Wishinsky make 2016 IODE Violet Downey Book Award shortlist . 2023-05-26 . . en.
    24. Web site: 2017 Sunburst Award Longlist! . 2023-05-26 . The Sunburst Award Society.
    25. Web site: 2017-05-30 . 2017 Sunburst Awards Longlist . 2023-05-26 . . en-US.
    26. Web site: Robertson . Becky . 2017-05-29 . Ami McKay, Sylvain Neuvel among 2017 Sunburst Awards longlisters . 2023-05-26 . . en.
    27. Web site: 2022 Shortlists . 2023-05-26 . Crime Writers of Canada.
    28. Web site: Berki . Attila . 2022-04-21 . 2022 Crime Writers of Canada Awards shortlists announced . 2023-05-26 . . en.

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