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Kate Blair

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First Name
Kate
Last Name
Blair
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Ontario
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@curledupkate
 

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Bio
Born on a tiny island stuck to the south of England, Kate Blair has worked as a museum curator, a clown and a cook on a ship on the Great Barrier Reef, at a theme park on the Jersey Shore and making furniture for the Sydney Olympic Village.

She has five books out, four for young adults - TRANFERRAL, TANGLED PLANET , A MIST OF MEMORIES and WE BURY NOTHING, and one for middle-grade readers - THE MAGPIE'S LIBRARY Her books have been optioned for film and television, translated into French and nominated for multiple awards.
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Publications
Transferral, DCB
Tangled Planet, DCB
The Magpie’s Library, DCB
A Mist of Memories, DCB
We Bury Nothing, DCB
Awards
Nominated for 2017 MYRCA and Snow Willow, 2017 & 2018 Sunburst, and 2021 Northern Lights. Named an OLA Best Bet in 2019, and nominated for 2025 Snow Willow.
Other Memberships
TWUC