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Pam Withers

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Pam
Last Name
Withers
Province or Territory
British Columbia
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Bio
Pam Withers is an award-winning author of more than 20 bestselling young-adult adventure novels for teens (2024: Cave-In, Great Plains Press). She is also co-author of Jump-Starting Boys, about getting boys to read, and founder of www.YAdudebooks.ca. A former outdoor guide and journalist, Pam lives in Vancouver, Canada when not touring North America to speak in schools, libraries and at conferences. She is married with one son.
Available For
School, library, PAC/PTA and conference speaking - virtually too, of course

Description of talks: http://www.pamwithers.com/talks
School Visits
School talks (one hour for grades four and up, and particularly popular with boys) focus on humorous anecdotes of how she researches her material. They also include extreme-sports DVD clips, short readings, tales of her own adventures, the patience & persistence it takes to achieve success, special encouragement to boys, the importance of rewriting & accepting criticism, tips on writing & getting published.
Publications
YOUNG ADULT FICTION (*denotes award nomination)
Cave-In (Great Plains Press 2024)
*Mountain Runaways (Dundurn Press 2022)
Drone Chase (Dundurn Press, 2021)
Parkour Club (Amazon 2020)* (Silver Nautilus award)
Stowaway (Dundurn Press, 2018)**
Tracker's Canyon (Dundurn Press, 2017)*
Bungee Jump (Orca Books, 2016)
Andreo's Race (Tundra Books, 2015 )*
Paintball Island (Starburst Digital, 2013)
First Descent (Tundra Books, 2011)****
Mountainboard Maniacs (Fitzhenry-Whiteside/Whitecap Books, 2008)
BMX Tunnel Run (Fitzhenry-Whiteside/Whitecap Books, 2007)
Wake's Edge (Fitzhenry-Whiteside/Whitecap Books, 2007)
Les Casse-Cous (Orca Books, 2006)
Daredevil Club (Orca Books, 2006)
Dirtbike Daredevils (Fitzhenry-Whiteside/Whitecap Books, 2006)
Vertical Limits(Fitzhenry-Whiteside/Whitecap Books, 2006)
Respira (Orca Books, 2005)
Skater Stuntboys (Fitzhenry-Whiteside/Whitecap Books, 2005)
Surf Zone (Fitzhenry-Whiteside/Whitecap Books, 2005)*
Breathless (Orca Books, 2005)
Camp Wild (Orca Books, 2005)
Peak Survival (Fitzhenry-Whiteside/Whitecap Books, 2004)**
Adrenalin Ride (Fitzhenry-Whiteside/Whitecap Books, 2004)*
Raging River (Fitzhenry-Whiteside/Whitecap Books, 2003)**

YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION:
Going Vertical (Menasha Ridge Press, 2008, with Tao Berman)

NONFICTION FOR ADULTS:
Jump-Starting Boys: Help Your Reluctant Learner Find Success in School and Life (Viva Editions, 2013, with Cynthia Gill, MA, LMFT)
Performances and Exhibitions
https://pamwithers.com/talks/
Awards
Chocolate Lily nominee 2024: Mountain Runaways
Silver, Nautilus Book Awards 2021: The Parkour Club
Red Maple Award Nominee 2020: Stowaway
Chocolate Lily shortlist 2020: Stowaway
Red Maple Award nominee 2019: Tracker's Canyon
Red Maple Award nominee 2013: First Descent
Silver, Nautilus Book Awards May 2012: First Descent
ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Silver award in youth adult fiction 2011: First Descent
Junior Library Guild Selection for fall 2011: First Descent
Honourable mention for a young adult book in the Ontario Library Association's list of 2011 "Best Bets": First Descent
2007: Surf Zone, Chocolate Lily Award shortlist
2006: Peak Survival, Chocolate Lily Award second place 2006: Peak Survival, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award shortlist
2005: Adrenalin Ride, Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice" list
2004: Raging River nominated for the Manitoba Young Readers' Choice
2004: Raging River nominated for the Willow Awards (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice)
2001: BC Festival of the Arts winner (for a short story)

also:
2000: Brian Creer Awards for community service in working with youth, through the Whitewater Kayaking Association of BC
Several-time nominee for Western Magazine Awards
2002: Two first-place awards for public speaking, Toastmasters International Area 71 Contest
Other Memberships
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