McKAY, Sharon E., B.A.; writer and Canadian War Artist, Afghanistan, ;
b. Montreal, Que. ; e. York Univ. B.A. ; m. David Malcolm MacLeods. Angus Carlyle and Dorothy Eileen MacLeod ; children: Samuel David John Carlyle, Joseph Resolve; one grandson, Kai Angus;
, Awards; Aurthus Ellis Award, List, Internat. Bd. on Books for Young People (Ibby) ; recipient, Hamilton Literary Awards ; Hackmatack Award ; IODE, Violet Downey Book Award ; Geoffrey Bilson Award for Hist. Fiction ; Sydney Taylor List, White Raven Award, UNESCO International. Youth Library ; Our Choice Selection, Cdn. Children's Book Centre ; . Bd. on Books for Young People (Ibby) ; recipient, Sshortlisted for num. other awards incl;. Gov. General's Award (2x); Canadian Library Association (CLA/YA) Best Book of the Year, White Raven, The Snow Willow (3x), MYCRA (2x), The Rocky Mountain Award (2x) Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, Mr. Christie Award, Red Cedar Book Award (2x) The Willow Awards (3X), Canadian Library Association (CLA), others.
Fiction: Charlie Wilcox, Charlie Wilcox's Great War, Esther, War Brothers, Terror in the Harbour, Glass Castle, An Irish Penny, Christmas (Our Canadian Girl series
McKay, Sharon E.
PERSONAL: Born , in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; married David MacLeod; children: two sons. Education: York University, B.A.
ADDRESSES: Home and office—Box , Kilbride, Ontario LOP 1G0, Canada. —[email&#;protected].
CAREER: Writer and journalist. Worked in radio and film; former television host. Member, Christian Jewish Dialogue.
MEMBER: Writer's Union of Canada, International Board on Books for Young People, Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers.
AWARDS, HONORS: Govenor General's Award shortlist, , Mr. Christie Award, IODE Violet Downey Book Award, and Geoffery Bilson Award for Historical Fiction, all , and International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Award, Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award, White Raven Award, UNESCO International Youth Library, and Our Choice Selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre, all , all for Charlie Wilcox; IBBY honor list designation, , for Charlie Wilcox's Great War; Governor General's Award shortlist, Notable Book of Jewish Content designation, Association of Jewish Libraries, Hamilton Literary Award, and Sydney Taylor Book Award, all , all for Esther.
WRITINGS:
Yara’s Spring
Montreal born author Sharon E. McKay is well-known for her novels for young adults including Charlie Wilcox, Charlie Wilcox’s Great War, Esther and four novels in Penguin’s “Our Canadian Girl” historical fiction series.
Her most recent work is Yara's Spring with Jamal SaeedJamal Saeed spent a dozen years as a prisoner of conscience in a Syrian prison before being invited to Canada in Now living in Kingston, Ontario, with his family, Saeed works as an activist, editor, visual artist, and author. His work raises awareness about Syria’s ongoing civil war and humanitarian crisis., formally from Syria and now a resident of Kingston, Ontario.
Thunder Over Kandahar is the heart-stopping story of two girls making their way across the most dangerous territory on earth.
Whispers from the Ghetto, Whispers from the Camps and Whispers from Hiding, are all short stories dealing with the Holocaust and written with Kathy Kacer, a multi-award winning writer and a child of survivors.
In January Sharon was accepted into the Canadian Forces (War) Artists Program or CFAP. She is the first children’s writer to hold the title. In March she went to Afghanistan to, in the words o
Sharon E. McKay (–) Biography
Biographical and Critical Sources
PERIODICALS
Atlantic Books Today, summer, , review of Charlie Wilcox.
Bookbird, annual, , review of Charlie Wilcox, p.
Books in Canada, September, , review of Penelope: Terror in the Harbour, p. 35; summer, , review of Charlie Wilcox's Great War, p.
Canadian Book Review (annual), , review of Charlie Wilcox, p. ; , review of Penelope: Terror in the Harbour, p.
Canadian Children's Literature, spring, , review of Charlie Wilcox, p.
Canadian Review of Materials, September 22, , review of Charlie Wilcox; June, 22, , review of Timothy Tweedle, the First Christmas Elf; December 14, , review of Penelope: Terror in the Harbour; April 25, , review of Penelope: The Glass Castle; June 20, , review of Charlie Wilcox's Great War.
Maclean's, April 30, , review of Charlie Wilcox, p.
Quill and Quire, July, , review of The New Parent Survival Handbook, p. 58; June, , review of Picky Eater: Recipes and Survival Tips for Parents of Fussy Eaters, p. 29; February, , review of Charlie Wilcox, p.
Resource Links, February, , review of Time Capsule for the Twenty-first Cen
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Yara’s Spring
Montreal born author Sharon E. McKay is well-known for her novels for young adults including Charlie Wilcox, Charlie Wilcox’s Great War, Esther and four novels in Penguin’s “Our Canadian Girl” historical fiction series.
Her most recent work is Yara's Spring with Jamal SaeedJamal Saeed spent a dozen years as a prisoner of conscience in a Syrian prison before being invited to Canada in Now living in Kingston, Ontario, with his family, Saeed works as an activist, editor, visual artist, and author. His work raises awareness about Syria’s ongoing civil war and humanitarian crisis., formally from Syria and now a resident of Kingston, Ontario.
Thunder Over Kandahar is the heart-stopping story of two girls making their way across the most dangerous territory on earth.
Whispers from the Ghetto, Whispers from the Camps and Whispers from Hiding, are all short stories dealing with the Holocaust and written with Kathy Kacer, a multi-award winning writer and a child of survivors.
In January Sharon was accepted into the Canadian Forces (War) Artists Program or CFAP. She is the first children’s writer to hold the title. In March she went to Afghanistan to, in the words o
Sharon E. McKay (–) Biography
Biographical and Critical Sources
PERIODICALS
Atlantic Books Today, summer, , review of Charlie Wilcox.
Bookbird, annual, , review of Charlie Wilcox, p.
Books in Canada, September, , review of Penelope: Terror in the Harbour, p. 35; summer, , review of Charlie Wilcox's Great War, p.
Canadian Book Review (annual), , review of Charlie Wilcox, p. ; , review of Penelope: Terror in the Harbour, p.
Canadian Children's Literature, spring, , review of Charlie Wilcox, p.
Canadian Review of Materials, September 22, , review of Charlie Wilcox; June, 22, , review of Timothy Tweedle, the First Christmas Elf; December 14, , review of Penelope: Terror in the Harbour; April 25, , review of Penelope: The Glass Castle; June 20, , review of Charlie Wilcox's Great War.
Maclean's, April 30, , review of Charlie Wilcox, p.
Quill and Quire, July, , review of The New Parent Survival Handbook, p. 58; June, , review of Picky Eater: Recipes and Survival Tips for Parents of Fussy Eaters, p. 29; February, , review of Charlie Wilcox, p.
Resource Links, February, , review of Time Capsule for the Twenty-first Cen
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