John Wilson (Canadian writer) facts for kids
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John Wilson
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| Born | John Alexander Wilson August 3, 1951 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Canadian (formerly British) |
| Education | University of St. Andrews (BSc, 1975) |
| Period | 1987 to present |
| Genre | Historical Fiction, Non-fiction |
| Notable works | Four Steps to Death |
| Spouse | Jenifer Mary Wilson |
| Children | 3 |
John Alexander Wilson (born August 3, 1951, in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Canadian author of historical fiction and non-fiction. He is the author of over 30 books, 300 articles and essays, and 30 poems.
Biography
Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 3, 1951, to James Annan and Evelyn Victoria Marguerite Wilson. He grew up on the Island of Skye, and in Paisley.
In 1975, Wilson received a Bachelor of Science with honours in geology from the University of St Andrews. After graduation, he worked as a geologist in Zimbabwe before moving to Canada. For nine years, he worked for the Alberta Geological Survey in Edmonton.
In 1991, Wilson began writing full-time.
Wilson now lives in Lantzville on Vancouver Island. He is married to Jenifer Mary Wilson and has three children: Sarah, Fiona, and Iain.
Awards and honours
A Soldier’s Sketchbook and Death on the River are Junior Library Guild selections.
In 2017, the Chicago Public Library named A Soldier’s Sketchbook one of the best Informational Books for Older Readers of the year.
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 1998 | Across Frozen Seas | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist | |
| Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | |||
| 2002 | Righting Wrongs | Norma Fleck Award | Finalist | |
| 2004 | Discovering the Arctic | Norma Fleck Award | Finalist | |
| Dancing Elephants and Floating Continents | Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | ||
| 2005 | Flames of the Tiger | Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award | Nominee | |
| 2006 | Four Steps to Death | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist | |
| Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | |||
| 2007 | The Alchemist's Dream | Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature | Finalist | |
| Four Steps to Death | Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award | Nominee | ||
| Red Goodwin | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award | Finalist | ||
| Where Soldiers Lie | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist | ||
| 2008 | The Alchemist's Dream | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist | |
| Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | |||
| Where Soldiers Lie | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award | Finalist | ||
| 2010 | Crusade | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist | |
| 2012 | Shot at Dawn | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist | |
| Written in Blood | Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award | Nominee | ||
| 2016 | Wings of War | Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award | Nominee |
