Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction
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Edition 6 (2004) Winner
Val Ross
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Val Ross
Aliases:
Valerie Jacqueline Candida Ross
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-10-17 （Toronto）
- Died
- 2008-02-17 （Toronto） age 57
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist, editor
- Active Years
- 1970-2008
- Affiliations
- The Globe and Mail, Maclean's, CBC
- Influenced
- Robertson Davies
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Child Study, University of Toronto | — | Primary School | — | 幼少期 | Canada |
| Jarvis Collegiate Institute | — | High School | — | 高校時代 | Canada |
| St Martin's School of Art | — | Art | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Toronto | — | — | 学士号 | — | Canada |
Institute of Child Study, University of Toronto
Primary School
Period:
幼少期
Country:
Canada
progressive primary school
Jarvis Collegiate Institute
High School
Period:
高校時代
Country:
Canada
St Martin's School of Art
Art
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied visual arts but did not complete
University of Toronto
Degree:
学士号
Country:
Canada
Bachelor's degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Norma Fleck Award | The Road to There | カナダ児童ノンフィクション | Canadian Children's Book Centre | 受賞 |
| 1992 | National Newspaper Award | — | 批評執筆 | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award | The Road to There | — | — | Honors |
Norma Fleck Award
2004
Work:
The Road to There
Category:
カナダ児童ノンフィクション
Organization:
Canadian Children's Book Centre
Result:
受賞
National Newspaper Award
1992
Category:
批評執筆
Result:
受賞
Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award
2003
Work:
The Road to There
Result:
Honors
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Road to There
2003 Children's non-fictionA history of cartography
cartographyexploration
You Can't Read This
2006 Children's non-fictionA history of banned literature
censorshipliterary history
Robertson Davies: A Portrait in Mosaic
2008 BiographyOral history of Canadian writer Robertson Davies
biographyCanadian literature
Health
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brain cancer2007-2008Continued working despite diagnosis, died from it
Legacy
Known as a Canadian writer of children's non-fiction and journalist, winner of the Norma Fleck Award. Worked at The Globe and Mail.