Tim Wynne-Jones
Tim Wynne-Jones, OC (born 12 August 1948) is an English–Canadian author of children's literature, including picture books and novels for children and young adults, novels for adults,[1] radio dramas, songs for the CBC/Jim Henson production Fraggle Rock,[2] as well as a children's musical and an opera libretto.[3]
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[edit] Writing
Tim Wynne-Jones' first book was Odd's End which is said to have been written over the space of five weeks while his wife was away.[4] It was published By McClelland & Stewart in 1980 and won the $50,000 Seal First Novel Award.[5] Since then, Wynne-Jones has written more than 20 books, including picture books, novels for children and young adults, as well as three novels for adults. His work has been widely reviewed and he has won several awards, including three Governor General’s Literary Awards in Canada (1993, 1995, 2009);[6] three Canadian Library Association Prizes; the Arthur Ellis Award (2001);[7] the Edgar Award for Young Adult Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America (2002)[8] and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Children's picture books
- Madeline and Ermadillo - 1976
- Zoom at Sea - 1983
- Zoom Away - 1985
- The Hour Of the Frog - 1985
- I'll Make You Small - 1986
- Mischief City - 1986
- Architect Of the Moon - 1988 (U.S. title: Builder of the Moon)
- Zoom Upstream - 1992
- The Last Piece of Sky - 1993
- Mouse In the Manger - 1993
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame - 1996
- Dracula - 1997
- On Tumbledown Hill - 1998
- Ned Mouse Breaks Away - 2002
[edit] Young adult fiction
- Rosie Backstage - 1994 (with Amanda Lewis)
- The Book of Changes - 1994
- The Maestro - 1995 (Australian title: The Flight of Burl Crow, UK title The Survival Game)
- Some of the Kinder Planets - 1997
- Stephen Fair - 1998
- Lord of the Fries and Other Stories - 1999
- The Boy in the Burning House - 2000 (Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel, 2002)
- A Midwinter Night's Dream - 2003 (Libretto, commissioned by the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus)
- A Thief in the House of Memory - 2004
- Rex Zero and the End of the World - 2006
- The Uninvited - 2009
- Blink and Caution - 2011
[edit] Adult fiction
- Odd's End - 1980
- The Knot - 1983
- Fastyngange - 1988 (UK title: Voices)
- The Uninvited - 2009
- SilabGarza - 2010
[edit] Co-Authored
- Click - 2007
[edit] Radio plays
- "The Thinking Room" for CBC Radio's Nightfall - 1982
- "The Road Ends at the Sea" for CBC Radio's Nightfall - 1982
- "The Strange Odyssey of Lennis Freed" for CBC Radio's Nightfall - 1983
[edit] Awards
- 1980 - Seal First Novel Award for Odd's End
- 1983 - Ruth Schwartz Award of The Canadian Book Sellers Association for Zoom at Sea
- 1993 - Governor General's Award for English language children's literature for Some of the Kinder Planets[6]
- 1995 - Governor General's Award for English language children's literature for The Maestro[6]
- 1995 - Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year for The Maestro
- 1997 - Vicky Metcalf Award
- 1998 - Canadian Library Association, Children's Book of the Year
- 2001 - Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Book for The Boy in the Burning House
- 2002 - Edgar Award for Best Young Adult book for The Boy in the Burning House
- 2009 - Governor General's Award for English language children's literature for The Uninvited[6]
- 2011 - Officer of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to Canadian literature, notably as a writer of children’s fiction".[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Tim Wynne-Jones". WorldCat.org. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Tim+Wynne+Jones&dblist=638&fq=ap%3A%22wynne-jones%2C+tim%22&qt=facet_ap%3A. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Tim Wynne-Jones". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432731/. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Marsh, Nora. "author profile- Tim Wynne-Jones". Canadian Content. http://www.canadiancontent.ca/issues/0199wynne_jones.html. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Tim Wynne-Jones". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/read-up-on-it/015020-6059-e.html. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Tim Wynne-Jones". Macmillan Books. http://us.macmillan.com/author/timwynnejones. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Cumulative List of Finalists for The Governor General's Literary Awards". The Canada Council for the Arts. http://www.canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/899EEA97-EB33-430F-8462-A65D1D658FFF/0/cumulativefinalists2009.pdf. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "And the winners were...". The Crime Writers of Canada. http://www.crimewriterscanada.com/pages/pastawards.html. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Search the Edgar Award Winners And Nominees". Mystery Writers of America. http://www.theedgars.com/edgarsDB/index.php. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Appointments to the Order of Canada". http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14390&lan=eng.
[edit] External links
- Tim Wynne-Jones official website
- Tim Wynne-Jones A 1988 article from CM: A Reviewing Journal of Canadian Materials for Young People
- Tim Wynne-Jones interview at BookReviewsAndMore.ca
