Welwyn Wilton Katz
Encyclopedia
Welwyn Wilton Katz is a Canadian
children's author who has lived in Kitchener
and Toronto, Ontario. In 1994 she was awarded the Vicky Metcalf Award
. She currently lives in London
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
children's author who has lived in Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
and Toronto, Ontario. In 1994 she was awarded the Vicky Metcalf Award
Vicky Metcalf Award
The Vicky Metcalf Award is awarded to a writer whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth." It is one of the top awards for Canadian children's writers. The award was named after Vicky Metcalf...
. She currently lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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Works
- The Prophecy of Tau Ridoo - 1982
- Witchery Hill - 1984
- Sun God, Moon Witch - 1986
- False Face - 1987 (nominated for a Governor General's Award1987 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1987 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:...
) - The Third MagicThe Third MagicThe Third Magic is a fantasy book written by Welwyn Wilton Katz and published by Groundwood Books in 1988. It was for this work that Katz received the Governor General's Literary Award...
- 1988 (winner of the 1988 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature1988 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1988 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $5000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners and nominees were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:...
) - Whale Singer - 1990 (nominated for a Governor General's Award1990 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1990 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10000 and a specially bound edition of his or her book. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
) - Come Like Shadows - 1993
- Time Ghost (1995, Margaret K. McElderry) ISBN 0-689-80027-4
- Out of the DarkOut of the Dark (1995 novel)Out of the Dark is a novel by Canadian author Welwyn Wilton Katz. It centres on a young boy who had recently lost his mother, and who has just moved with his remaining family to a small village near L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland...
- 1995 (nominated for a Governor General's Award1995 Governor General's AwardsThe 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards were presented by Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada on November 14 at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto...
) which was also used by A & J for Lit Circles in Carnduff Education Complex in Grade 6. It was on the year of 2010. The school is located in Carnduff, Saskatchewan, Canada. - Beowulf - 1999