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Lauren Wolk
Born (1956-10-28) 28 October 1956 (age 68)
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
OccupationWriter, Poet, Editor and English Teacher
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrown University
GenreChildren's literature
Website
www.laurenwolk.com

Lauren Wolk (born 28 October 1956) is an American author, poet and editor. Born in Baltimore, she studied English Literature at Brown University graduating in 1981.

Wolk won a Newberry Honor in 2017 for her novel Wolf Hollow and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction in 2018 for Beyond the Bright Sea.

Career

Lauren Wolk began her career as a writer with the Battered Women’s Project of the St. Paul American Indian Center, she has since worked as an Editor and an English teacher, she has been the Associate Director of the Cultural Centre of Cape Cod since 2007.[1]

Awards

Wolf Hollow was shortlisted for the John Newberry Medal,[2] Carnegie Medal[3] and Goodread's Choice Award Best Middle Grade & Children's,[4] winning an Honor for her John Newberry Medal shortlisting.

Beyond the Bright Sea was the 2018 winner for the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction,[5] and was shortlisted for the 2018 Carnegie Medal[6] and the 2017 Goodread's Choice Award Best Middle Grade & Children's.[7]

Published Works

  • Those Who Favor Fire (1999)
  • Wolf Hollow (2016)
  • Beyond the Bright Sea (2017)

References

  1. ^ "Lauren Wolk". Penguin UK. Penguin Books Ltd. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". ALA. ALA American Library Association. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Carnegie Medal 2017 Shortlist". The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards. CILIP Library and Information Centre. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Goodreads Choice Middle Grade 2016 Shortlist". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. ^ Scott, O'Dell. "Scott O'Dell Award Winners". Scott O Dell. Scott O'Dell. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. ^ "The CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlist for 2018". The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards. CILIP Library and Information Centre. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Goodreads Choice Middle Grade 2017 Shortlist". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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