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Edition 38 (1994) Winner
Bruce Coville
ぶるーす・こゔぃる
Burūsu Koviru
Aliases:
Bruce Farrington Coville
Pen Names:
Robyn Tallis（shared pseudonym）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-05-16 （Syracuse, New York, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, toymaker, gravedigger, cookware salesman, assembly line worker, elementary school teacher
- Active Years
- 1977-2024
- Affiliations
- Full Cast Audio (co-founder)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Golden Duck Award | My Teacher Glows in the Dark | — | — | winner |
| 2000 | Golden Duck Award | I Was a 6th Grade Alien | — | — | winner |
| 2006 | Golden Duck Award | The Rolling Stones (audio adaptation) | — | — | winner |
| 2000 | Skylark Award | — | — | NESFA | winner |
| 2012 | Empire State Award for Excellence in Literature for Young People | — | — | New York Library Association | winner |
Golden Duck Award
1992
Work:
My Teacher Glows in the Dark
Result:
winner
Golden Duck Award
2000
Work:
I Was a 6th Grade Alien
Result:
winner
Golden Duck Award
2006
Work:
The Rolling Stones (audio adaptation)
Result:
winner
Skylark Award
2000
Organization:
NESFA
Result:
winner
Empire State Award for Excellence in Literature for Young People
2012
Organization:
New York Library Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Foolish Giant
1977 picture bookPicture book illustrated by his wife Katherine Coville.
Bibliography
- See Bruce Coville bibliography
Translations of Works
- translated into over a dozen languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blends humor and terrorEver-expanding outline method
Legacy
Authored over 100 books for young adults. Co-founder of Full Cast Audio. Recipient of three Golden Duck Awards and other honors.
Trivia
- Realized his bisexuality in his teens.
- His father was adopted by his aunt and took the Coville surname.
- Married Katherine Dietz at age 19; they have three children: Orion (1970), Cara (1975), and Adam (1981).