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Jean E. Pendziwol

ジーン・イー・ペンジウォル

Jīn Ī Pendziworu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1965-01-01 (Thunder Bay)
Nationality
カナダ, カナダ人
Languages
英語
Residence History
Thunder Bay, Ontario

Career

Occupations
children's literature writer, author
Active Years
1999-2025
Nominations
Once Upon a Northern Light nominated for 2013 Governor General's Award (English-language children's literature) and 2014 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award

Awards

Governor General's Award
2024
Work: Skating Wild on an Inland Sea
Category: English-language children's illustration
Organization: Governor General's Awards
Result: winner
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
2024
Work: Skating Wild on an Inland Sea
Organization: TD Bank
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Skating Wild on an Inland Sea

2023 children's literature

A children's book about skating on an inland sea.

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Bibliography

  • No Dragons for Tea (1999)
  • Dawn Watch (2004)
  • The Red Sash (2005)
  • Once Upon a Dragon (2006)
  • Marja's Skis (2007)
  • Once Upon a Northern Light (2013)
  • Me and You and the Red Canoe (2017)
  • I Found Hope in a Cherry Tree (2020)
  • When I Listen to Silence (2022)
  • Skating Wild on an Inland Sea (2023)
  • The Best Emma Ever (2025)
  • The Lightkeeper's Daughters (2017, adult fiction)

Legacy

Canadian children's literature author who won the 2024 Governor General's Award and TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Known for works themed around nature and northern Canada.