Beth Goobie facts for kids

Beth Goobie (born 1959) is a Canadian poet and fiction writer. She is well-known for writing books for young adults, but she also writes poetry and stories for children and adults.

Life and Education

Beth Goobie grew up in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She went to the University of Winnipeg where she studied English Literature. She also studied Religious Studies at the Mennonite Brethren Bible College. After working with young people in Winnipeg and Edmonton, she moved to Saskatoon, where she lives today.

Writing Journey

Beth Goobie started her writing career by publishing poems. Her very first poems, "To the Creator" and "The Making," appeared in Edges Literary Magazine in 1987. Since then, her poems and stories have been featured in many Canadian literary magazines like The Fiddlehead and Malahat Review. A special poem of hers, "Civilization lives in the throat," was even chosen for a book called 2021 Best Canadian Poetry.

As of 2017, Beth Goobie has written 25 books! Most of these books, 18 of them, are for young adults. She has also written one book for children, one novel for adults, two collections of short stories, and three collections of poetry.

Awards and Recognition

Beth Goobie has won many awards for her books. Here are some of them:

• 1994 R. Ross Annett Juvenile Fiction Award for Mission Impossible
• 1995 Pat Lowther Award
• 1998 Joseph S. Stauffer Award (Canada Council)
• 2000 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award for Before Wings
• 2000 Saskatchewan Book Award for Children's Literature for Before Wings
• 2003 Saskatchewan Book Award for Children's Literature for Flux
• 2004 Saskatchewan Book Award for Children's Literature for Fixed
• 2017 Saskatchewan YA Book Award for The Pain Eater
• 2017 High Plains YA Book Award for The Pain Eater
• 2017 Snow Willow Award for The Pain Eater
• 2018 Saskatchewan Arts Board Book Award for Poetry for breathing at dusk
• 2018 City of Saskatoon and Saskatoon Public Library Book Award for breathing at dusk
• 2021 Carter V. Cooper Award

Published Works

Poetry Collections

• Breathing at Dusk: Poems: Coteau Books, Regina, 2017
• Lookin' for Joy: Exile Editions, Holstein Ontario, 2022

Short Story Collections

• The Only-Good Heart: Pedlar Press, Toronto, 1998

Adult Novels

• The First Principles of Dreaming, Second Story Press, 2014

Young Adult Novels

• Who Owns Kelly Paddik?: Maxwell Macmillan, Don Mills, Ontario, 1993
• Sticks and Stones: Maxwell Macmillan, Don Mills, Ontario, 1994
• Hit and Run: Maxwell Macmillan, Don Mills, Ontario, 1994
• Kicked Out: Prentice Hall Ginn, Toronto, 1995
• I'm Not Convinced: Red Deer Press, Calgary, 1997
• The Colours of Carol Molev: Roussan Publishers Incorporated, Montreal, 1998
• The Dream Where the Losers Go: Roussan Publishers Incorporated, Montreal, 1999
• The Throne: Red Deer Press, Markham, 2013
• The Pain Eater: Second Story Press, 2016

Young Adult Drama

• The Face Is The Place, Rave: Young Adult Drama: Blizzard Publishing, Winnipeg, 2000

Children's Novels

• Jason's Why: Red Deer Press, Markham, 2013