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Martine Leavitt
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| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
| Occupation | Writer, writing teacher |
| Period | 1992–present (book publications) |
| Genre | Young adult literature |
Martine Leavitt is a Canadian-American writer of young adult novels and a creative writing instructor.
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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 won the 2016 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature. MY BOOK OF LIFE BY ANGEL 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 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
- The Dragon's Tapestry (1992)
- Prism Moon (1993)
- The Taker's Key (1998)
- The Dollmage (2001)
- Tom Finder (2003)
- Heck Superhero (2004)
- Keturah and Lord Death (2006)
- My Book of Life by Angel (2012)
- Blue Mountain (2014)
- Calvin (2015)
- Buffalo Flats
Awards
- Calvin received the 2016 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature.
- Calvin won the Whitney Awards General Youth Fiction category for 2015.
- My Book of Life by Angel won the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award in 2013.
- My Book of Life by Angel was a Junior Library Guild selection in 2013.
- My Book of Life by Angel a Booklist Best Book of the Year in 2013.
- My Book of Life by Angel was named a Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Best Book of the Year in 2013.
- My Book of Life by Angel was named a Quill and Quire book of the year in 2013.
- My Book of Life by Angel was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist in 2012.
- My Book of Life by Angel was listed as a Horn Book fanfare book in 2012.
- Keturah and Lord Death was awarded the White Pine Award in 2008.
- Heck Superhero's Italian translation Bella la mia vita da Supereroe (Salani Editore) was a Premio Paolo Ungari UNICEF finalist in 2008.
- Keturah and Lord Death was awarded a blue ribbon from The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
- Keturah and Lord Death was a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age selection in 2007.
- Keturah and Lord Death was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2006.
- Keturah and Lord Death was selected a Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books in 2006.
- Keturah and Lord Death was a Booklist Editors' Choice (ALA) in 2006.
- Keturah and Lord Death was winner of ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Bronze Award in 2006.
- Keturah and Lord Death was a Junior Library Guild Premier Selection in 2006.
- Heck Superhero was selected as a Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) in 2005.
- Heck Superhero was a finalist for the 2004 Governor General's Awards.
- Heck Superhero was a Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice in 2004.
- Tom Finder won a Benjamin Franklin Award in 2004.
- Tom Finder won the Mr. Christie Award in 2003.
- The Dollmage was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults in 2003.
- The Taker's Key received the Association for Mormon Letters Award for young adult literature in 1998.
- The Dragon's Tapestry received the Association for Mormon Letters Award for young adult literature in 1993.
