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CANSCAIP Members Rachna GilmoreAuthor
Email: rachna.gilmore@sympatico.ca
Born: October, 1953. New Dehli, India BiographyRachna was born in India, and lived in Bombay until the age of fourteen, when her family moved to London, England. Books were always a source of delight, solace and inspiration and Rachna was strongly influenced by characters in books who wrote, such as Anne, who scribbled stories in Anne of Green Gables, and Jo in Little Women. Despite the appeal and tug of writing, Rachna spent years bumping into dead ends as she wandered the labyrinth of trying to find a “real” job. After graduating with a B.Sc. in biology, from King’s College, University of London, she came to Canada, where she obtained a B.Ed, got married and had children. She continued to dream of writing, and finally, at the age of thirty, managed to jerk past the inertia of avoidance, and steadily plark (play, work, lark) with words. Her first book was published in 1988 and she has never looked back. Rachna is now the author of numerous critically acclaimed children’s picture books, early readers, middle-grade and young-adult novels with multiple honours and awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Literature in 1999. She also writes adult fiction under the pseudonym, Rachna Mara. Rachna’s books have been translated into several languages, including French, German, Danish, Spanish, Catalan, Korean, as well as many other dual editions. She has given readings, writing workshops and conference presentations to students, teachers and aspiring writers across the country, as well as internationally. Rachna currently lives in Ottawa where she continues to dream up weird and wonder-filled tales. Published WorksPicture Books:
When-I-Was-a-Little-Girl, Second Story Press, reissued 2006 (originally published 1989) Early Readers:Ellen's Terrible TV Troubles, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1999 Novels: (for ages 8-12)
The Sower of Tales, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2005 Titles in French:
Ma Mere Est Bizarre, Ragweed Press, 1991 (French translation of My Mother is Weird) AwardsThe Sower Of Tales
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection, 2006 A Group Of One
Honor Book, Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2002 Mina’s Spring Of Colors
Short-listed: 2002 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award A Screaming Kind Of Day
Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Literature Text, 1999 A Friend Like Zilla
Short-listed: 1998 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award Lights For Gita
Pick of the Lists, American Bookseller, 1995 Other
Nominated: 2002 Saskatchewan Young Reader's Choice Award for Grades K-3 (A Gift for Gita) Other MembershipsThe Writers’ Union of Canada Available ForReadings and writing workshops for children and adults in schools and libraries. Conference presentations. Keynote addresses. Workshops for Teachers. |
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