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Lynne Supeene

Author

Waterloo, Ontario
Email: slynnes@gmail.com
Web: slsupeene.net

Born: Clinton, Ontario
Family: Husband and two teen-age sons

Biography

Lynne Supeene was bitten by the writing bug at age 8 and has never recovered. At McMaster University Lynne earned an Honours B.A. in world religions, and did two years of graduate work in ancient Chinese philosophy and language. Before coming down with M.E. 20 years ago she worked at a variety of jobs from teaching assistant in an adult education centre in North Bay, to dry cleaning clerk in Hamilton. She has always liked to write, and has written both fiction and non-fiction, for children and for adults. “Lynne” is her middle name. She also goes by her first name, “Shelagh”, which has occasionally been confusing. She lives in Waterloo, Ontario with her husband, two sons and golden retriever.

Published Works

My Name is Mitch, a juvenile novel, Orca Book Publishers, 2003.
As for the Sky, Falling: A Critical Look at Psychiatry and Suffering, Second Story Press, 1991

Awards

My Name is Mitch named as a 2004 Children’s Choice Book by the Canadian Centre of Children’s Books
My Name is Mitch nominated for the 2005 Silver Birch Award by the Ontario Library Association
My Name is Mitch nominated for the 2005 Diamond Willow Award by the Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice—The Willow Awards, Inc.
Canada Council Exploration Grants 1987 and 1988 (to write As for the Sky, Falling).
Ontario Graduate Scholarships 1980 and 1981
Winner of the Norma Epstein Fiction contest in 1970—first place for novella called The Pebble, written while in high school

Other Memberships

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, CANSCAIP, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, The Writers’ Union of Canada

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