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Edition 11 (1975) Winner
William Bradford Freeman
ウイリアム・ブラッドフォード・フリーまん
Uiriamu Buraddofōdo Furīman
Aliases:
Bill Freeman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-10-21
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Hamilton, Ontario → Toronto Island
Career
- Occupations
- writer, young adult fiction author, non-fiction author, screenwriter, playwright
- Active Years
- 1975-2021
- Nominations
- Prairie Fire nominated for Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, 1998
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia University | — | Arts | — | — | Canada |
| McMaster University | — | Sociology | 大学院課程 | — | Canada |
Acadia University
Arts
Country:
Canada
Nova Scotia
McMaster University
Sociology
Degree:
大学院課程
Country:
Canada
Hamilton, Ontario
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada Council Children's Literature Prize | Shantymen of Cache Lake | Juvenile Literature | Canada Council | winner |
| 2000 | Heritage Toronto Award | A Magical Place: Toronto Island and Its People | — | Heritage Toronto | Certificate of Commendation |
| 1999 | Heritage Toronto Award | Casa Loma: Toronto's Fairy-tale Castle and its Owner | — | Heritage Toronto | Award of Merit |
| 1984 | Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature | Bains Series (body of work) | — | — | winner |
Canada Council Children's Literature Prize
1975
Work:
Shantymen of Cache Lake
Category:
Juvenile Literature
Organization:
Canada Council
Result:
winner
Heritage Toronto Award
2000
Work:
A Magical Place: Toronto Island and Its People
Organization:
Heritage Toronto
Result:
Certificate of Commendation
Heritage Toronto Award
1999
Work:
Casa Loma: Toronto's Fairy-tale Castle and its Owner
Organization:
Heritage Toronto
Result:
Award of Merit
Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature
1984
Work:
Bains Series (body of work)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shantymen of Cache Lake
1975 Young adult historical fictionFirst book in the Bains Series, set in Canadian logging industry in the 1870s.
Canadian industrial historyworking-class life
Bibliography
- Democracy Rising
- The New Urban Agenda
- Glory Days
- Hamilton: A People’s History
- Far From Home: Canadians in the First World War
- A Magical Place: Toronto Island and its People
- Casa Loma: Toronto’s Fairy-tale Castle and its Owner
- Local 1005
- Their Town
- Ambush in the Foothills
- Sioux Winter
- Prairie Fire!
- Danger on the Tracks
- Harbour Thieves
- Trouble at Lachine Mill
- The Last Voyage of the Scotian
- First Spring on the Grand Banks
- Cedric and the North End Kids
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Historical fictionFocus on Canadian experience
- Recurring Motifs
- Industrial laborCanadian history
Legacy
Canadian writer of historical fiction for young adults, known for the Bains Series. Also wrote non-fiction on social and political themes in Hamilton and Toronto.