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John Francis Hayes

ジョン・フランシス・ヘイズ

Jon Furanshisu Heizu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1904-08-05 （Unknown）
Died
1980-11 （Unknown） age 76
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Winnipeg, Manitoba → Montreal

Career

Occupations
Writer, Publishing executive
Active Years
1930-1980
Affiliations
Southam Press Montreal, Southam Company Limited
Memberships
Canadian Authors' Association

Awards

Governor General's Award for Juvenile Fiction
1951
Work: A Land Divided
Category: Juvenile Fiction
Organization: Governor General's Literary Awards
Result: 受賞
Governor General's Award for Juvenile Fiction
1953
Work: Rebels Ride at Night
Category: Juvenile Fiction
Organization: Governor General's Literary Awards
Result: 受賞
Canada Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award
1959
Work: The Dangerous Cove
Organization: Canadian Library Association
Result: 受賞
Vicky Metcalf Award
1964
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Buckskin Colonist: A Story of the Selkirk Settlers

1947 Children's historical fiction

Treason at York

1949 Children's historical fiction

A Land Divided

1951 Children's historical fiction

Rebels Ride at Night

1953 Children's historical fiction

Bugles in the Hills: A Story of the Mounties' First Days

1955 Children's historical fiction

The Dangerous Cove: A Story of the Early Days in Newfoundland

1957 Children's historical fiction

Quest in the Cariboo

1960 Children's historical fiction

Flaming Prairie

1965 Children's historical fiction

The Steel Ribbon

1967 Children's historical fiction

On Loyalist Trails

1971 Children's historical fiction

Bibliography

  • Buckskin Colonist: A Story of the Selkirk Settlers
  • Treason at York
  • A Land Divided
  • Rebels Ride at Night
  • Bugles in the Hills: A Story of the Mounties' First Days
  • The Dangerous Cove: A Story of the Early Days in Newfoundland
  • Quest in the Cariboo
  • Flaming Prairie
  • The Steel Ribbon
  • On Loyalist Trails
  • Canadian Christmas
  • The Atlas Christmas Anthology of Canadian Stories 1963
  • The Atlas Christmas Anthology of Canadian Stories 1964
  • The Atlas Christmas Anthology of Canadian Stories 1965
  • The Atlas Christmas Anthology of Canadian Stories 1966
  • The Atlas Christmas Anthology of Canadian Stories 1968
  • The Atlas Christmas Anthology of Canadian Stories 1969
  • The Challenge of Change: 50 years, 1912–1962
  • Rosedale United Church: 1914–1964
  • The Mapping of Early Canada
  • The Nation Builders
  • Wilderness Mission: The Story of Sainte-Marie-among-the-Hurons

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Style suited for children's historical fiction
Recurring Motifs
Canadian history

Legacy

Canadian writer best known for ten children's historical novels, winning the Governor General's Award twice in 1951 and 1953.