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'''Ibolya "Ibi" Kaslik''' (born [[20 August]] [[1973]]) is a [[Hungarian-Canadian]] [[novelist]] and [[journalist]]. |
'''Ibolya "Ibi" Kaslik''' (born [[20 August]] [[1973]]) is a [[Hungarian-Canadian]] [[novelist]] and [[journalist]]. |
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Kaslik has a master's degree in [[creative writing]] from [[Concordia University]] and her short stories and articles have appeared in literary magazines such as ''Matrix'' and ''Geist''.<ref>[http://www.danforthreview.com/features/interviews/ibi_kaslik.htm TDR Interview: Ibi Kaslik<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Her debut novel, ''[[Skinny (novel)|Skinny]]'', was published by [[Harper Collins|HarperCollins]] in May 2004. It was shortlisted for the [[Books in Canada First Novel Award]] in 2004, the CLA Best Young Adult Book in 2005 and the Borders Original Voice Award in 2006.<ref>[http://www.randomhouse.ca/features/droppedthreads/story_kaslik.html Dropped Threads Share Your Stories | Ibi Kaslik<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''Skinny'' also appeared on the ''New York Times'' best sellers list<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E4D7123AF934A15752C0A96E9C8B63&scp=1&sq=ibi+kaslik&st=nyt NY Times: Children's Best Sellers, January 27th 2008]</ref> for two consecutive weeks in 2008. Her second novel, ''[[The Angel Riots]] |
Kaslik has a master's degree in [[creative writing]] from [[Concordia University]] and her short stories and articles have appeared in literary magazines such as ''Matrix'' and ''Geist''.<ref>[http://www.danforthreview.com/features/interviews/ibi_kaslik.htm TDR Interview: Ibi Kaslik<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Her debut novel, ''[[Skinny (novel)|Skinny]]'', was published by [[Harper Collins|HarperCollins]] in May 2004. It was shortlisted for the [[Books in Canada First Novel Award]] in 2004, the CLA Best Young Adult Book in 2005 and the Borders Original Voice Award in 2006.<ref>[http://www.randomhouse.ca/features/droppedthreads/story_kaslik.html Dropped Threads Share Your Stories | Ibi Kaslik<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''Skinny'' also appeared on the ''New York Times'' best sellers list<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E4D7123AF934A15752C0A96E9C8B63&scp=1&sq=ibi+kaslik&st=nyt NY Times: Children's Best Sellers, January 27th 2008]</ref> for two consecutive weeks in 2008. Her second novel, ''[[The Angel Riots]],'' was published by Penguin Canada in February 2008. |
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Canadian band [[Broken Social Scene]] refers to her in their song [[Broken Social Scene (album)|Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day)]]. |
Canadian band [[Broken Social Scene]] refers to her in their song [[Broken Social Scene (album)|Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day)]]. |
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Ibi Kaslik | |
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| Occupation | Novelist, Poet |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Genre | Literature |
| Notable works | Skinny |
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| http://www.ibikaslik.net | |
Ibolya "Ibi" Kaslik (born 20 August 1973) is a Hungarian-Canadian novelist and journalist.
Kaslik has a master's degree in creative writing from Concordia University and her short stories and articles have appeared in literary magazines such as Matrix and Geist.[1] Her debut novel, Skinny, was published by HarperCollins in May 2004. It was shortlisted for the Books in Canada First Novel Award in 2004, the CLA Best Young Adult Book in 2005 and the Borders Original Voice Award in 2006.[2] Skinny also appeared on the New York Times best sellers list[3] for two consecutive weeks in 2008. Her second novel, The Angel Riots, was published by Penguin Canada in February 2008.
Canadian band Broken Social Scene refers to her in their song Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day).
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