Kevin Major

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Kevin Major
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Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
Alma materMemorial University
Notable worksNo Man's Land, Eating Between the Lines
Notable awardsVicky Metcalf Award

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Kevin Major (born September 12, 1949) is a Canadian author who lives in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador with his wife.[1] He writes for both young people and adults, including fiction, literary non-fiction, poetry, and plays.

Major was born and raised in Stephenville, Newfoundland. He later moved to St. John's where he attended Memorial University of Newfoundland. Before becoming a writer, he taught school in several parts of the province, including the Eastport Peninsula in Bonavista Bay.[1] His early novels are known for exploring issues such as adolescence and family. The novels were usually set on the island of Newfoundland. In 1992, he was awarded the Vicky Metcalf Award for his body of work. His more recent books are mostly adult fiction, including the Sebastian Synard murder mystery series.

Bibliography

  • 1978 – Hold Fast Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN (nominated: Books in Canada First Novel Award; winner: Governor General's Award, Book-of-the-Year CACL, Ruth Schwartz Award; placed on Hans Christian Honour List)
  • 1980 – Far From Shore Template:ISBN (winner: Canadian Young Adult Book Award)
  • 1984 – Thirty-Six Exposures Template:ISBN
  • 1987 – Dear Bruce Springsteen Template:ISBN
  • 1989 – Blood Red Ochre Template:ISBN (nominated: Book-of-the-Year CACL, Geoffrey Bilson Award)
  • 1991 – Eating Between the Lines Template:ISBN (nominated: Ruth Schwartz Award; winner: Book-of-the-Year CACL, Ann Conner-Brimer Award)
  • 1993 – Diana: My Autobiography Template:ISBN
  • 1995 – No Man's Land Template:ISBN and 2005 – No Man's Land: A Play Template:ISBN
  • 1997 – Gaffer: A Novel of Newfoundland Template:ISBN
  • 1997 – The House of Wooden Santas Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN (winner: Mr. Christie Award, Ann Conner-Brimer Award)
  • 2000 – Eh? to Zed: A Canadian Abecedarium Template:ISBN (nominated: Mr. Christie Award, Ann Conner-Brimer Award, Ruth Schwartz Award)
  • 2001 – As Near to Heaven by Sea: A History of Newfoundland and Labrador – Template:ISBN (nominated: Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Award)
  • 2003 – Ann and Seamus Template:ISBN (nominated: Governor General's Award, Mr. Christie Award, Ruth Schwartz Award and five others; made into a folk opera of the same name)
  • 2005 – Aunt Olga's Christmas Postcards Template:ISBN (winner: Ann Conner-Brimer Award)
  • 2007 – Gros Morne Time Lines Template:ISBN (with Tara Bryan & Anne Meredith Barry)
  • 2010 – "New Under the Sun" Template:ISBN (book one of NewFoundLand trilogy; nominated: Atlantic Book Award)
  • 2014 - "Printmaking on the Edge: 40 Years at St. Michael's" Template:ISBN
  • 2016 - "Found Far and Wide" Template:ISBN (book two of NewFoundLand trilogy; winner: IPPY silver medal)
  • 2018 - "One for the Rock" Template:ISBN (first Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
  • 2019 - "Land Beyond the Sea" Template:ISBN (book three of NewFoundLand trilogy; nominated: Atlantic Book Award and INDIE book award)
  • 2020 - "Two for the Tablelands" Template:ISBN (second Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
  • 2021 - "Three for Trinity" Template:ISBN (third Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
  • 2022 - "Four for Fogo Island" Template:ISBN (fourth Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
  • 2023 - "Five for Forteau" Template:ISBN (fifth Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
  • 2025 - "Six for Saint-Pierre" Template:ISBN (sixth Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)

Selected literary awards

  • 1978 - Hold Fast - Governor General's Children's Literature Award[2]
  • 1979 - Hold Fast - Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year Award[3]
  • 1979 - Hold Fast - Ruth Schwartz Award[4]
  • 1980 - Hold Fast - IBBY Honour List[5]
  • 1980 - Far from Shore - Young Adult Caucus, Canadian Young Adult Book Award[6]
  • 1990 - Blood Red Ochre - Geoffery Bilson Award Finalist[7]
  • 1992 - Eating Between the Lines - Ann Connor Brimer Award[8]
  • 1992 - Eating Between the Lines - Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award[9]
  • 1997 - The House of the Wooden Santas - Mr. Christie's Book Award[10]
  • 1998 - The House of the Wooden Santas - Ann Connor Brimer Award[8]
  • 2001 - As Near to Heaven by Sea - Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction Finalist[11]
  • 2004 - Ann and Seamus - Geoffery Bilson Award Finalist[7]
  • 2006 - Aunt Olga's Christmas Postcards - Ann Connor Brimer Award[8]
  • 2017 - Found Far and Wide - Independent Publisher Book Awards Silver Medalist - Canada East - Best regional fiction[12]
  • 2019 - One for the Rock - Independent Publisher Book Awards Silver Medalist - Canada East - Best regional fiction[12]
  • 2020 - Land Beyond the Sea - Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist, Historical Fiction; Best Atlantic-Published Book Award Finalist; Canada Book Award Winner
  • 2021 - Two for the Tablelands - Shortlisted - Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
  • 2022 - Three for Trinity - Shortlisted - Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Penguin Random House Canada". Penguin.ca. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Governor-General's Awards for Children's Literature". Children's Literature Web Guide. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Book of the Year for Children Award" (PDF). Canadian Library Association. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award". The Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."IBBY Honour List (Archives at ALO)". International Board on Books for Young People. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SLA Governance Handbook: Section 9 - Appendices" (PDF). Saskatchewan Library Association. February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Previous Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People Winners and Finalists". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award". The Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mr. Christie's Book Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Major, Kevin. "Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction". Writer's Trust of Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2019.[dead link]
  12. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."IPPY Awards Medalists". Independent Publisher Book Awards. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

Further reading

  • Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Halford, Tom (Fall 2023). "Sunset tourism in Kevin Major's One for the Rock, Two for the Tablelands and Three for Trinity: travel and identity in three Newfoundland and Labrador crime novels". Clues. 41 (2): 53–63.

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