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Eric Walters

エリック・ウォルターズ

Erikku Wōrutāzu

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1957-03-03 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
国籍
Canada
言語
English
居住地歴
Toronto, Ontario, Canada → Guelph, Ontario, Canada

経歴

職業
Writer, Young adult fiction author, Former elementary school teacher
活動期間
1993年〜2024年
所属
Creation of Hope

受賞歴

Silver Birch Award
1997
対象作品: Stars
主催: Ontario Library Association
結果: winner
Silver Birch Award
2003
対象作品: Camp X
主催: Ontario Library Association
結果: winner
Red Maple Award
2002
対象作品: Rebound
主催: Ontario Library Association
結果: winner
Red Maple Award
2006
対象作品: Shattered
主催: Ontario Library Association
結果: winner
Red Maple Award
2007
対象作品: Safe as Houses
主催: Ontario Library Association
結果: winner
Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature
2020
対象作品: The King of Jam Sandwiches
主催: Governor General of Canada
結果: winner
Order of Canada
主催: Government of Canada
結果: member

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Rule of Three

2014年 Young adult fiction

Camp X

2002年 Young adult fiction

Shattered

2006年 Young adult fiction

Bifocal

2007年 Young adult fiction

The King of Jam Sandwiches

2020年 Children's literature

全著作

  • Stand Your Ground
  • Stars
  • Trapped in Ice
  • War of the Eagles
  • Diamonds in the Rough
  • The Hydrofoil Mystery
  • Caged Eagles
  • Rebound
  • The Bully Boys
  • Camp X
  • Shattered
  • The King of Jam Sandwiches

作風・主題

文体
Engaging storytelling to motivate reluctant readers
頻出モチーフ
AdventureThemes based on real-life experiences

評価・遺産

Prolific Canadian author of over 100 young adult fiction and picture books. Multiple winner of Ontario Library Association awards including Silver Birch and Red Maple, and 2020 Governor General's Award winner. Founder of charity for Kenyan orphans.

豆知識

  • Wrote his first novel Stand Your Ground to motivate reluctant readers in his grade 5 class.
  • Incorporates personal adventures like Sahara crossing, Kilimanjaro climb, and tiger interactions into books.
  • Founded Creation of Hope, supporting over 400 orphans in Kenya's Mbooni district with food, education, and residences.