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CANSCAIP Members Alan CumynAuthor
Ottawa, Ontario BiographyAlan Cumyn has written two novels for children, both of which have garnered many honours. The Secret Life of Owen Skye won the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the Hackmatack Children's Choice Award, while its sequel, After Sylvia, has been short-listed for four national awards, including the prestigious TD Children's Literature Award. Cumyn's theatre adaptation of After Sylvia was recently presented by the Ottawa School of Speech and Drama. Cumyn's six novels for adults include Burridge Unbound, a Giller Prize nominee, and most recently The Sojourn, a novel of the Great War. Alan Cumyn has taught creative writing in China and Indonesia and now serves as a writing mentor through the Humber School for Writers. He often presents his work in schools. Cumyn lives in Ottawa with his wife and two daughters. He started writing children’s literature for his own kids, who are pressuring him to write more books for younger readers. Published WorksFor childrenAfter Sylvia, Groundwood Books, 2004. For adultsThe Sojourn. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, forthcoming
May 2003. AwardsHackmatack Children's Choice Award 2004 Other MembershipsThe Writers Union of Canada, PEN Canada, MASC, The Canadian Children's Book Centre Available ForReadings and workshops. |
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