National Outdoor Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2003) Winner
Gloria Whelan
グロリア・ウェラン
Gloria Whelan
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1923-11-23 （Detroit, Michigan, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Detroit, Michigan → Cabin on Oxbow Lake near Mancelona, northern Michigan (rural)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, children's author, novelist, poet, short story writer, social worker (former)
- Active Years
- 1978-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | — | Unknown department | BA | — | United States |
| University of Michigan | — | School of Social Work | MSW | — | United States |
University of Michigan
Unknown department
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1945
Country:
United States
Earned a bachelor's degree (1945).
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
Degree:
MSW
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
United States
Master of Social Work (MSW), 1948.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tuscany Prize (Best Short Story) | What World Is This? | 短編 | Tuscany Prize (Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction) | 受賞 |
| 2000 | National Book Award for Young People's Literature | Homeless Bird | ヤングアダルト／児童文学 | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2003 | National Outdoor Book Award (Children's Category) | Jam & Jelly by Holly & Nellie | 児童書 | National Outdoor Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2014 | IPPY Silver Medal (Short Story Fiction) | Living Together | 短編フィクション | Independent Publisher (IPPY) | 受賞（シルバー） |
Tuscany Prize (Best Short Story)
1999
Work:
What World Is This?
Category:
短編
Organization:
Tuscany Prize (Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction)
Result:
受賞
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
2000
Work:
Homeless Bird
Category:
ヤングアダルト／児童文学
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Outdoor Book Award (Children's Category)
2003
Work:
Jam & Jelly by Holly & Nellie
Category:
児童書
Organization:
National Outdoor Book Awards
Result:
受賞
IPPY Silver Medal (Short Story Fiction)
2014
Work:
Living Together
Category:
短編フィクション
Organization:
Independent Publisher (IPPY)
Result:
受賞（シルバー）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Clearing in the Forest
1978 Children's literatureA children's novel inspired by the author's experience with an oil company on her property; tells of a young boy who works on an oil rig.
natureworkcoming-of-age
Homeless Bird
2000 Young adult / Children's literatureA young adult novel set in India about a girl who faces hardship and finds her own path.
coming-of-agecultureresilience
Chu Ju's House
2004 Children's literatureA children's novel set in China about a girl, Chu Ju, and her choices regarding family and survival.
familyculturefemale agency
Listening for Lions
2005 Children's / Young adult historical fictionA historical novel set in 1919 British East Africa (now Kenya) following a girl's adventures and coming of age.
adventurehistorycoming-of-age
Angel on the Square
2001 Historical fiction (young adult)Tells the story of Katya, daughter of a lady-in-waiting at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg around 1914, amid court life and upheaval.
historyrevolutionpersonal growth
Bibliography
- A Clearing in the Forest (1978)
- A Time to Keep Silent (1979)
- The Pathless Woods (1981)
- Playing With Shadows (1988)
- Next Spring an Oriole (1987)
- Silver (1988)
- The Secret Keeper (1990)
- Hannah (1991)
- Goodbye, Vietnam (1992)
- That Wild Berries Should Grow (1994)
- Once On This Island (1995)
- The President's Mother (1996)
- Angel on the Square (2001)
- Homeless Bird (2000)
- Chu Ju's House (2004)
- Listening for Lions (2005)
- Living Together (2013)
- Queen Victoria’s Bathing Machine (2014)
- Summer of the Tree Army (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise and clear narrationrealistic yet lyrical style that incorporates historical settingsgentle tone suited for children and young adult audiences
- Recurring Motifs
- northern Michigan and natural landscapescultural settings in foreign countries (India, China, Russia, Africa)coming-of-age and independencefamily and tradition
Legacy
Gloria Whelan has published widely in children's and young adult historical fiction and became widely known for Homeless Bird. She is noted for regional works set in northern Michigan and for novels set in diverse cultures such as Russia and India. Her papers are archived at the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection.
Archives
- Gloria Whelan papers at the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection, University of Southern Mississippi
Quotes
-
"an accomplished, graceful, and intelligent writer."
Source: Liz Rosenberg (Chicago Tribune)
Trivia
- Married neurologist Joseph L. Whelan in 1948; they had two children.
- Her first book, A Clearing in the Forest, was published in 1978 when she was nearly 55 years old.
- Her papers are held by the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection.
- Born in 1923 and is a centenarian (over 100 years old).