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Edition 49 (2013) Winner
Teresa Toten
てれさ・とーてん
Teresa Toten
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1955-10-13 （Zagreb）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Delhi, Ontario → Toronto → Montreal → Ottawa → New York City → Toronto
Career
- Occupations
- Author
- Active Years
- 1995-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | — | political science | BA | — | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | political science | MA | — | Canada |
University of Toronto
political science
Degree:
BA
Country:
Canada
University of Toronto
political science
Degree:
MA
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature | The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B | Young people's literature — text | Governor General of Canada | winner |
| 1995 | Ruth Schwartz Award | The Only House | — | — | finalist |
| 2001 | Governor General's Award | The Game | — | Governor General of Canada | finalist |
| 2001 | Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association | The Game | — | American Library Association | selected |
| 2006 | Young Adult Book Award by the Canadian Library Association | Me and the Blondes | — | Canadian Library Association | finalist |
Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature
2013
Work:
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B
Category:
Young people's literature — text
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
winner
Ruth Schwartz Award
1995
Work:
The Only House
Result:
finalist
Governor General's Award
2001
Work:
The Game
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
finalist
Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association
2001
Work:
The Game
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
selected
Young Adult Book Award by the Canadian Library Association
2006
Work:
Me and the Blondes
Organization:
Canadian Library Association
Result:
finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B
2013 Young adult fictionThe Game
2001 Young adult fictionMe and the Blondes
2006 Young adult fictionThe Only House
1995 Young adult fictionPiece by Piece: Stories about Fitting into Canada
2010 AnthologyAnthology edited by Teresa Toten
The Taming
2012 Young adult fictionWith Eric Walters
Legacy
Canadian young adult fiction writer who won the Governor General's Award. Of Croatian descent.
Trivia
- Daughter of a Canadian father and a Croatian mother.
- Left Zagreb for Canada on the day she was born.
- Father died when she was seven months old.
- Canadian people of Croatian descent.
- Writers from Toronto.