Martine Leavitt Explained

Martine Leavitt
Occupation:Writer, writing teacher
Education:University of Calgary (BA)
Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA)
Period:1992 – present
Genre:Young adult literature

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

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. 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 (2015) won the 2016 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature. My Book of Life by Angel (2012) 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 (2006) 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

References

Interviews

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calvin . ggbooks.ca . Canada Council for the Arts . October 28, 2016.
  2. Web site: 2016 GGBooks winners announced The Canada Council for the Arts . canadacouncil.ca . Canada Council for the Arts . October 28, 2016.
  3. Web site: 2015 Winners . whitneyawards.com . Whitney Awards organization . October 28, 2016.
  4. Web site: Canadian Library Association Announces 2013 CLA Young Adult Book Award Winner and Honour Books . PDF . Cla.ca . August 11, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150508091031/http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=14096&TEMPLATE=%2FCM%2FContentDisplay.cfm . May 8, 2015.
  5. Web site: My Book of Life by Angel wins 2013 CLA Young Adult Book Award . August 4, 2015 . April 15, 2013.
  6. Web site: Junior Library Guild . August 4, 2015.
  7. Web site: Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2013 - Booklist Online . August 4, 2015.
  8. Web site: CCBC Choices 2013 . Ccbc.education.wisc.edu . August 11, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140713112422/http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/Choices%202013%20citations.pdf . July 13, 2014.
  9. http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/awards/cla-announces-2013-book-awards-winners/
  10. Web site: Book Prizes – Los Angeles Times Festival of Books» 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners & Finalists . August 4, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150802131412/http://events.latimes.com/bookprizes/previous-winners/year-2012/ . August 2, 2015.
  11. Web site: Horn Book Fanfare 2012 . The Horn Book . August 4, 2015.
  12. Web site: Festival del Film di Roma e Pari Opportunità/3 . Pariopportunita.gov.it . October 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110153126/http://www.pariopportunita.gov.it/index.php/archivio-notizie/766-festival-del-film-di-roma-e-pari-opportunita3 . November 10, 2013 . dead.
  13. Web site: Cinecittà News . News.cinecitta.com . October 5, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130119061853/http://news.cinecitta.com/news.asp?id=26958 . January 19, 2013.
  14. Web site: BCCB-2007 Blue Ribbons . Bccb.lis.illinois.edu . January 1, 2008 . October 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130322052759/http://bccb.lis.illinois.edu/BlueRibbons/blue07.html . March 22, 2013 . dead.
  15. http://nedvizzini.com/press_sump/bta_2007.pdf
  16. Web site: Martine Leavitt, 2006 YPL NBA Finalist, The National Book Foundation . www.nationalbook.org . National Book Foundation . October 28, 2016.
  17. Web site: Martine Leavitt . Keturah and Lord Death . namelos . October 6, 2012.
  18. Book: Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2006 . Booklist Online . October 5, 2012.
  19. Web site: 2006 Winners in Young Adult Fiction (Children's) – Book of the Year Awards . Botya.forewordreviews.com . October 5, 2012.
  20. Web site: Building Your Library Collection Has Never Been Easier . October 5, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081115120029/http://www.rpls.ws/RPLSPM/PDF/jrlibraryguild.pdf . November 15, 2008.
  21. Web site: Best Books for Young Adults 2005 | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . Ala.org . July 30, 2007 . October 6, 2012.
  22. Web site: About Red Deer Press . Reddeerpress.com . October 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113203148/http://www.reddeerpress.com/reviews_awards/reviews_awards.htm . November 13, 2012 . dead.
  23. Web site: Governor General's Literary Awards: Children's Literature – Canadian Books & Authors . Canadianauthors.net . October 5, 2012.
  24. Web site: Mason . Simon . Heck Superhero by Martine Leavitt | Kirkus Book Reviews . Kirkusreviews.com . October 6, 2012.
  25. Web site: IBPA, the Independent Book Publishers Association . Ibpa-online.org . April 19, 1943 . October 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120826045206/http://www.ibpa-online.org/pubresources/benfrank2004_win.aspx . August 26, 2012 . dead.
  26. Web site: Mr. Christie's Book Award | Canadian Children's Book Centre . Bookcentre.ca . May 28, 2008 . October 5, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150101021305/http://www.bookcentre.ca/awards/mr_christies_book_award . January 1, 2015.
  27. Web site: YALSA – For Members Only 2003 Best Books for Young Adults Annotated List | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . Ala.org . July 30, 2007 . October 6, 2012.