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Janet Lunn

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Janet Lunn

Aliases: Janet Louise Swoboda Lunn

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1928-12-28 （Dallas, Texas, U.S.）
Died
2017-06-26 （Ottawa, Ontario, Canada） age 88
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Dallas, Texas, U.S. (birth) → Vermont, U.S. (infant) → Outskirts of New York City (1938) → Canada (from 1946, Queen's University) → Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (later years)

Career

Occupations
Children's writer
Active Years
1968-2017
Affiliations
Clark, Irwin Publishers, Writers' Union of Canada
Memberships
Writers' Union of Canada (first children's author Chair, 1984-1985)

Education

Queen's University
Period: 1946頃-
Country: Canada
Attended university and married fellow student Richard Lunn

Awards

Vicky Metcalf Award
1982
Result: 受賞
Order of Ontario
1996
Result: 受賞
Order of Canada
1997
Category: Member
Result: 受賞
Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature
1998
Work: The Hollow Tree
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Double Spell

1968 Children's literature

Her first children's book.

The Root Cellar

1981 Children's literature

Historical fantasy involving time travel.

Shadow in Hawthorn Bay

1986 Children's literature

The Hollow Tree

1997 Children's literature

Governor General's Award winner.

A Rebel's Daughter

2006 Children's literature

Part of Dear Canada series, diary of 1837 Rebellion.

Bibliography

  • Double Spell (1968)
  • The Root Cellar (1981)
  • Shadow in Hawthorn Bay (1986)
  • The Hollow Tree (1997)
  • A Rebel's Daughter (2006)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Blending of historical fiction and fantasy
Recurring Motifs
Canadian history

Legacy

Renowned Canadian children's author known for historical fantasy, winner of Governor General's Literary Award and other honors.

Archives

  • Library and Archives Canada (Janet Lunn fonds, R11768)