Karen Bass (writer)
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Born | 1962 (age 61–62) High Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
Alma mater | University of Victoria |
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Karen Bass (born 1962 in High Prairie, Alberta)[1] is a Canadian writer of young adult fiction. Her 2017 novel Graffiti Knight won the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award[2] and Geoffrey Bilson Award.[3] Her 2015 novel Uncertain Soldier also won the Geoffrey Bilson Award.[4]
Biography
[edit]Bass was born in 1962 in High Prairie, Alberta and grew up on a farm.[1] After attending the University of Alberta, she received a degree in psychology from the University of Victoria.[5] In 2012, she was the writer-in-residence for the Peace region in Alberta.[6]
Later, Bass managed a library in northwest Alberta for sixteen years before committing to writing full-time.[1] In 2017, Bass moved to Hamilton, Ontario with her husband. Although she focuses on writing full-time, she also volunteers at the Hamilton Public Library.[1] She is a member of the Canadian Society of Children's Authors Illustrators & Performers, Writers' Union of Canada,[5] and Writers Guild of Alberta.[1]
Awards and honours
[edit]Three of Bass's novels are Junior Library Guild books: The Hill (2016),[7] Two Times a Traitor (2017),[8] and Blood Donor (2021).[9]
In 2015, Bank Street College of Education included Graffiti Knight on their list of the best books for children ages fourteen and up.[10] In 2017, the novel was included on CBC Books' "100 young adult books that make you proud to be Canadian" list in the thirtieth position.[11]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Run Like Jäger | INDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's) | Honorable mention | [12] |
2009 | Summer of Fire | INDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's) | Finalist | [13] |
2011 | Drummer Girl | INDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's) | Bronze | [14] |
2012 | Moonbeam Children's Book Award for YA General | Bronze | ||
2014 | Grafitti Knight | Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award | Winner | [15][2] |
Geoffrey Bilson Award | Winner | [16][17][3] | ||
R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature | Winner | [18] | ||
Stellar Book Award | Nominee | |||
2016 | Uncertain Soldier | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award | Finalist | [19][20] |
Geoffrey Bilson Award | Winner | [21][22][4] | ||
IODE Violet Downey Book Award | Shortlist | [23] | ||
Grafitti Knight | Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award | Nominee | ||
2017 | The Hill | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award | Finalist | [19][20] |
Snow Willow Award | Winner | |||
Sunburst Award for Young Adult Fiction | Longlist | [24][25][26] | ||
2018 | Rocky Mountain Book Award | Nominee | ||
2022 | Blood Donor | Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence for Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book | Shortlist | [27][28] |
Publications
[edit]- Run Like Jäger (2008)
- Summer of Fire (2009)
- Drummer Girl (2011)
- Graffiti Knight (2013)
- Uncertain Soldier (2015)
- The Hill (2016)
- Two Times a Traitor (2017)
- Blood Donor (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "About". Karen Bass. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ a b "2014 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award Recipient: Karen Bass". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ a b Robertson, Becky (2014-11-07). "Canadian Children's Literature Award winners announced". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ a b Cerny, Dory (2016-11-18). "Florence, Thisdale win TD Canadian Children's Literature Award". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ a b "Karen Bass". The Writers' Union of Canada. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Writer-in-Residence: Karen Bass" (PDF). Peace Library System News & Notes. 24 (1): 1. Spring 2012. ISSN 1190-8890.
- ^ "The Hill by Karen Bass". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Two Times a Traitor by Karen Bass". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Blood Donor by Karen Bass". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Best Children's Books of the Year, Fourteen and Older, 2015 Edition" (PDF). Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "100 young adult books that make you proud to be Canadian". CBC Books. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ ""Run Like Jager" is a 2008 Foreword INDIES Winner". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ ""Summer of Fire" is a 2009 Foreword INDIES Finalist". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ ""Drummer Girl" is a 2011 Foreword INDIES Winner". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award Archives". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "2014 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People Recipient: Karen Bass". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Williams, Leigh Anne (2014-11-07). "Annick Book Wins Big Canadian Children's Lit Award". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "2014 R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature Recipient: Karen Bass". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ a b "Research Guides: Forest of Reading®, 7 to 12 Programs: Red Maple Winners & Nominees, 1998–2023". Queen's University Library. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ a b Ontario Library Association. "Red Maple Award™ Winners and Nominees 1998–2021" (PDF). Forest of Reading. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ Kahrizi, Camilia (2016-11-18). "Winners Announced for the 2016 Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Robertson, Becky (2016-03-31). "Allan Stratton, Frieda Wishinsky make 2016 IODE Violet Downey Book Award shortlist". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "2017 Sunburst Award Longlist!". The Sunburst Award Society. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "2017 Sunburst Awards Longlist". Locus Online. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Robertson, Becky (2017-05-29). "Ami McKay, Sylvain Neuvel among 2017 Sunburst Awards longlisters". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "2022 Shortlists". Crime Writers of Canada. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Berki, Attila (2022-04-21). "2022 Crime Writers of Canada Awards shortlists announced". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-05-26.