JonArno Lawson
| JonArno Lawson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 June 1968 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canadian and American |
| Occupation | Author |
JonArno Lawson, a writer who has published many books for children and adults, was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in nearby Dundas. He now lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and three children.[1]
Career and education
Lawson has a BA in English Literature from McGill University. He also studied briefly at St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe), and at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He has taught children's poetry in the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature Program at Simmons College, Boston, and at iSchool at UBC.[2]
He has been recognized for his nonsense poetry.
Recognition and awards
Lawson has won The Lion And The Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry four times, in 2007, 2009, 2013, and 2014. The books were "Enjoy It While It Hurts," "A Voweller's Bestiary," "Black Stars In A White Night Sky," and "Down In The Bottom Of The Bottom Of The Box."[3] His book "The Man In The Moon-Fixer's Mask" was a finalist for this award in 2005.[3]
In 2015, the French edition of Lawson’s wordless picture book “Sidewalk Flowers” Sydney Smith (Illustrator), won the Prix Libbylit in Belgium for best picture book.[4] “Sidewalk Flowers” also won the Governor General’s Award For Illustrated Children’s Books in 2015,[5] and was on the New York Times Best Illustrated Books List the same year.[6]
Published works
Source: [7]
- Love Is An Observant Traveler (Exile Editions, 1997) (illus. Lui Liu)
- Inklings (Exile Editions, 1999)
- The Man In The Moon Fixer's Mask (Pedlar Press, 2004) (illus. Sherwin Tjia)
- Black Stars In A White Night Sky (Pedlar Press, 2006) (illus. Sherwin Tjia)
- A Voweller's Bestiary (Porcupine's Quill, 2008)
- Think Again (Kids Can Press, 2010) (illus. Julie Morstad)
- This (And That Was That) (Greenboathouse Press, 2010)
- There Devil, Eat That (Pedlar Press, 2011)
- Down In The Bottom Of The Bottom Of The Box (Porcupine's Quill, 2012) (illus. Alec Dempster)
- Old MacDonald Had Her Farm (Annick Press, 2012) (illus. Tina Holdcroft)
- Enjoy It While It Hurts (Wolsak and Wynn, 2013)
- Aloud In My Head (Walker Books Ltd., 2015) (illus. Jonny Hannah)
- Sidewalk Flowers (Groundwood Books, 2015) Sydney Smith (Illustrator)
- The Hobo's Crowbar (Porcupine's Quill, 2016) (Illus. Alec Dempster)
As Illustrator
A Vole on a Roll, by Nelson Ball (Shapes and Sounds Press, 2016)
As Contributor
The Chechens: A Handbook (Routledge, 2005) by Amjad Jaimoukha
References
- ↑ "JonArno Lawson, Authors at The 49th Shelf". 49thshelf.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ "JONARNO LAWSON — SEPTEMBER 25, 2013". Master of Arts In Children's Literature. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Lion & the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry". www-rohan.sdsu.edu. San Diego State University. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ "Les prix en littérature jeunesse > Prix Libbylit". www.ricochet-jeunes.org. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ "Sidewalk Flowers". ggbooks.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ↑ The New York Times (28 October 2015). "The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2015". nytimes.com. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ↑ Lawson, JonArno. "Books - The Bottom of the Box". thebottomofthebox.weebly.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.