K. V. Johansen
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K.V. Johansen is a Canadian
Canada
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 fantasy, science fiction, and children's author.

Born in Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...

, Ontario
Ontario
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, Johansen holds Master's degree
Master's degree
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s in Medieval Studies and English literature.

She lives in Sackville
Sackville, New Brunswick
Sackville is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.Mount Allison University is located in the town...

, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

.

Warlocks of Talverdin (novels)

  • Nightwalker (2007)
  • Treason in Eswy (2008)
  • Warden of Greyrock (2009)
  • The Shadow Road (2010)

Torrie Quests (novels)

  • Torrie and the Dragon (1997)
  • Torrie and the Pirate-Queen (2005) (in Danish as Sørøverdronningen, 2005; in Macedonian as Тори и пиратската кралица)
  • Torrie and the Firebird (2006)
  • Torrie and the Snake-Prince (2007) (in Macedonian as Тори и принцот-змија)
  • Torrie and the Dragonslayers (2009)

Cassandra Virus (novels)

  • The Cassandra Virus (2006)
  • The Drone War (2007)
  • The Black Box (2011)

Pippin (picture books)

  • Pippin Takes a Bath (1999) (in French as Au bain, coquine!, 1999)
  • Pippin and the Bones (2000) (in French as Coquine et son trésor, 2000)
  • Pippin and Pudding (2001) (in French as Coquine et Pouding, 2001)

Collections

  • The Serpent Bride and Other Stories from Medieval Danish Ballads (1998)
  • The Storyteller and other Tales (2008)

Non-fiction

  • Highlights in the History of Children's Fantasy (2004)
  • Quests and Kingdoms: A Grown-Up's Guide to Children's Fantasy Literature (2005)
  • Beyond Window Dressing? Canadian Children's Fantasy at the Millennium (2007)

Awards and honours

  • 2000 — Early Childhood Literacy Award from the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick
    New Brunswick
    New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

  • 2004 — Frances E. Russell Award for research in children's literature from the Canadian section of the International Board on Books for Young People.
  • 2006 — Lilla Stirling Award, for the novel Torrie and the Pirate-Queen, awarded by the Canadian Authors Association.
  • 2006 — Torrie and the Pirate-Queen was a starred selection in the Our Choice Guide to Canada's Best Children's Books from the Canadian Children's Book Centre
  • 2007 — Ontario Library Association
    Ontario Library Association
    Ontario Library Association , established in 1900, is the oldest continually operating library association in Canada. With 5,190  members as of January 1, 2007, OLA is the largest library association in Canada....

     Best Bets Top Ten List for 2006 for Torrie and the Firebird
  • 2007 — Voya's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror 2006 List for Nightwalker
  • 2007 — The Cassandra Virus short-listed for the 2007 Book of the Year for Children Award by the Canadian Library Association
    Canadian Library Association
    The Canadian Library Association is a national, predominantly English-language association which represents 57,000 library workers across the country. It also speaks for the interests of the 21 million Canadians who are members of libraries...

  • 2007 — Torrie and the Snake-Prince short-listed for the 2008 Silver Birch Award.
  • 2008 — Torrie and the Snake-Prince was on the 2007 Year's Best list from Resource Links magazine
  • 2008 — Ontario Library Association
    Ontario Library Association
    Ontario Library Association , established in 1900, is the oldest continually operating library association in Canada. With 5,190  members as of January 1, 2007, OLA is the largest library association in Canada....

     Best Bets Top Ten List for 2007 for Nightwalker
  • 2008 — Nightwalker short-listed for the 2008 Snow Willow Awards
  • 2008 — Torrie and the Snake-Prince selected for the 2008/2009 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award short-list
  • 2008 — Nightwalker won the 2008 Ann Connor Brimer Award
    Ann Connor Brimer Award
    The Ann Connor Brimer Book Award is a $2000 prize given each year to an Atlantic Canadian writer deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to children's literature...

  • 2010 — Warden of Greyrock selected for the 2009 Ontario Library Association
    Ontario Library Association
    Ontario Library Association , established in 1900, is the oldest continually operating library association in Canada. With 5,190  members as of January 1, 2007, OLA is the largest library association in Canada....

     Best Bets Top Ten List
  • 2010 — Johansen receives the 2010 Anna Frank Award for Children's Literature in Macedonia.
  • 2011 — Torrie & the Snake-Prince was chosen by IBBY (the International Board on Books for Young People
    International Board on Books for Young People
    The International Board on Books for Young People is a non-profit organization based in Switzerland committed to bringing books and children together.-History:...

    ) for their 2011 selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities

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