Tim Wynne-Jones

Tim Wynne-Jones, OC (born 12 August 1948) is an English–Canadian author of children's literature, including picture books and novels for children and young adults, novels for adults,[1] radio dramas, songs for the CBC/Jim Henson production Fraggle Rock,[2] as well as a children's musical and an opera libretto.[3]

For his contribution as a children's writer he was Canada nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2012.[4]

Biography

Born on August 12, 1948 in Bromborough, Cheshire, Great Britain, Wynne-Jones emigrated to Canada in 1952. Wynne-Jones was raised in British Columbia and Ontario. Wynne-Jones currently lives in Perth, Ontario.

Wynne-Jones was educated at the University of Waterloo and Yale University, after having graduated from Ridgemont High School in Ottawa, Canada.[5] An additional formative experience was his participation in the St Matthew's Anglican Church choir of men and boys, of which he was for a time the Head Chorister.[6] He is a faculty member at Vermont College of Fine Arts, teaching in the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA program.[7]

Writing

Tim Wynne-Jones' first book was Odd's End which is said to have been written over the space of five weeks while his wife was away.[8] It was published By McClelland & Stewart in 1980 and won the $50,000 Seal First Novel Award.[9] Since then, Wynne-Jones has written more than 20 books, including picture books, novels for children and young adults, as well as three novels for adults. His work has been widely reviewed and he has won several awards, including two Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards from The Horn Book Magazine for children's fiction published in the U.S. (1995, 2011);[10] three Governor General's Literary Awards in Canada (1993, 1995, 2009);[11] three Canadian Library Association Prizes; the Arthur Ellis Award from the Crime Writers of Canada (2001);[12] and the Edgar Award for Young Adult Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America (2002).[13]

Works

Children's picture books

Young adult fiction

Adult fiction

Co-Authored

Radio plays

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Tim Wynne-Jones". WorldCat. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Tim Wynne-Jones". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Marsh, Nora. "author profile- Tim Wynne-Jones". Canadian Content. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "2012 Awards". Hans Christian Andersen Awards. International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).
      "Tim Wynne-Jones". IBBY. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Dates and Gigs". Tim Wynne Jones (timwynne-jones.com). Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "An Autobiographical Sketch". Tim Wynne-Jones. Retrieved 21 July 2015. "An autobiographical sketch that appears in Something About the Author, Volume 136, published by the Gale Group".
  7. ↑ "Tim Wynne-Jones". Vermont College of Fine Arts. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  8. ↑ "Tim Wynne-Jones". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 April 2010. Modified 25 September 2002. Archived copy retrieved 21 July 2015. "This archived Web page remains online for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes."
  9. ↑ "Tim Wynne-Jones". Macmillan Books. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 "Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Winners and Honor Books 1967 to present". The Horn Book. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Cumulative List of Finalists for The Governor General's Literary Awards" (PDF). The Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  12. ↑ "And the winners were ...". The Crime Writers of Canada. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  13. ↑ "Search the Edgar Award Winners And Nominees". Mystery Writers of America. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  14. ↑ "Appointments to the Order of Canada".

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