Pam Withers Explained

Birth Date: July 31, 1956
Birth Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Birth Name:Pam Miller
Spouse:Stephen G. Withers (m. 1985)
Children:1
Education:Beloit College (B.A.)

Pam Withers (born on July 31, 1956)[1] is an American-born Canadian author of outdoor adventure and sports novels for young adults as well as being a former journalist and editor. She is a former whitewater kayak racer and instructor and whitewater raft guide.[2]

Biography

Withers was born July 31, 1956, in Milwaukee to Richard S. and Anita E. Miller. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Beloit College.

In the 1970s and early 1980s, Withers served as associate editor for Runners World and Adventure Travel before becoming a reporter and copy editor for various news outlets in Seattle and New York City.

She married Stephen G. Withers, a professor of chemistry, in June 1985 and has one child. They presently live in Vancouver and travel extensively in Canada and the United States on speaking engagements.

Awards

Three of Withers's books are Junior Library Guild selections: First Descent (2011),[3] Andreo's Race (2015),[4] and Mountain Runaways (2022).[5]

Awards for Wither's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
2011First DescentINDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's)Silver[6]
OLA Best Bets for Children and Young AdultHonourable Mention[7]
2012Silver Nautilus AwardWinner[8]
2013Forest of Reading Red Maple AwardFinalist[9] [10]
2019Tracker's CanyonForest of Reading Red Maple AwardFinalist
2020StowawayForest of Reading Red Maple AwardFinalist

Publications

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Withers, Pam 1956- . 2023-05-27 . Encyclopedia.com.
  2. Web site: Pam Withers at Fantastic Fiction . 2012-11-04 . 2012-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024105454/http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/pam-withers/ . live .
  3. Web site: First Descent by Pam Withers . 2023-05-27 . Junior Library Guild.
  4. Web site: Andreo's Race by Pam Withers . 2023-05-27 . Junior Library Guild.
  5. Web site: Mountain Runaways by Pam Withers . 2023-05-27 . . 2022-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928091110/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781459748316J&name=Mountain_Runaways . live .
  6. Web site: "First Descent" is a 2011 Foreword INDIES Winner . 2023-05-27 . Foreword Reviews . en . 2022-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220120224654/https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books/first-descent/ . live .
  7. Web site: 2012-02-06 . 2011 OLA Best Bets for Children and Young Adult . 2023-05-27 . . en-US . 2022-12-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213181843/http://bookcentre.ca/news/2011_ola_best_bets_children_and_young_adult . live .
  8. Web site: 2012 Nautilus Book Award winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021303/http://www.nautilusbookawards.com/2012_SILVER_Winners.html . 2013-12-19 . 2012-11-04.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.

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