Arthur Slade
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Arthur Gregory Slade is a Canadian
author
. He lives in Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan. He was raised on a ranch in the Cypress Hills and began writing in high school
. He attended the University of Saskatchewan
in Saskatoon and received an English Honours degree in 1989. His first short story was published that same year. He then worked as a night auditor
at a hotel for several months and as a copywriter for a radio station in Saskatoon for several years.
Slade became a full-time writer after the publication of his first novel for middle years, Draugr
, followed by others such as Dust and Tribes
. His novel Dust received the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature in 2001, and The Hunchback Assignments won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
in 2010.
Canada
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author
Author
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. He lives in Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Saskatchewan. He was raised on a ranch in the Cypress Hills and began writing in high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. He attended the University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...
in Saskatoon and received an English Honours degree in 1989. His first short story was published that same year. He then worked as a night auditor
Night auditor
A night auditor is a person who works at night at the reception of a hotel. They typically handle both the duties of the front desk agent and some of the duties of the accounting department...
at a hotel for several months and as a copywriter for a radio station in Saskatoon for several years.
Slade became a full-time writer after the publication of his first novel for middle years, Draugr
Draugr
A draugr, draug or draugur , or draugen , also known as aptrgangr is an undead creature from Norse mythology...
, followed by others such as Dust and Tribes
Tribes (novel)
Tribes is a children's book by Arthur Slade....
. His novel Dust received the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature in 2001, and The Hunchback Assignments won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
The TD Canadian Children's Literature Award is an annual Canadian literary award, presented to the year's best work of children's literature. Sponsored by TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian Children's Book Centre, the award carries a monetary prize of $25,000.Two awards are presented...
in 2010.
The Northern Frights series
- Draugr (1997)
- The Haunting of Drang Island (1998)
- The Loki Wolf (2000)
The Canadian Chills series
- Return of the Grudstone Ghosts (2002)
- Ghost Hotel (2004)
- Invasion of the IQ Snatchers (2007)
The Hunchback Assignments series
- The Hunchback Assignments (2009)
- The Dark Deeps (2010)
- Empire Of Ruins (2011)
Stand-alone books
- Dust (2001)
- TribesTribes (novel)Tribes is a children's book by Arthur Slade....
(2002) - Monsterology (2005)
- Megiddo's Shadow (2006)
- Jolted (2008)