Kevin Major
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Kevin Major (born September 12, 1949) is a Canadian author who lives in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador with his wife.<ref name="penguin1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He writes for both young people and adults, including fiction, literary non-fiction, poetry, and plays.
Major was born and raised in Stephenville, Newfoundland. He later moved to St. John's where he attended Memorial University of Newfoundland. Before becoming a writer, he taught school in several parts of the province, including the Eastport Peninsula in Bonavista Bay.<ref name="penguin1"/> His early novels are known for exploring issues such as adolescence and family. The novels were usually set on the island of Newfoundland. In 1992, he was awarded the Vicky Metcalf Award for his body of work. His more recent books are mostly adult fiction, including the Sebastian Synard murder mystery series.
BibliographyEdit
- 1978 – Hold Fast Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN (nominated: Books in Canada First Novel Award; winner: Governor General's Award, Book-of-the-Year CACL, Ruth Schwartz Award; placed on Hans Christian Honour List)
- 1980 – Far From Shore Template:ISBN (winner: Canadian Young Adult Book Award)
- 1984 – Thirty-Six Exposures Template:ISBN
- 1987 – Dear Bruce Springsteen Template:ISBN
- 1989 – Blood Red Ochre Template:ISBN (nominated: Book-of-the-Year CACL, Geoffrey Bilson Award)
- 1991 – Eating Between the Lines Template:ISBN (nominated: Ruth Schwartz Award; winner: Book-of-the-Year CACL, Ann Conner-Brimer Award)
- 1993 – Diana: My Autobiography Template:ISBN
- 1995 – No Man's Land Template:ISBN and 2005 – No Man's Land: A Play Template:ISBN
- 1997 – Gaffer: A Novel of Newfoundland Template:ISBN
- 1997 – The House of Wooden Santas Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN (winner: Mr. Christie Award, Ann Conner-Brimer Award)
- 2000 – Eh? to Zed: A Canadian Abecedarium Template:ISBN (nominated: Mr. Christie Award, Ann Conner-Brimer Award, Ruth Schwartz Award)
- 2001 – As Near to Heaven by Sea: A History of Newfoundland and Labrador – Template:ISBN (nominated: Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Award)
- 2003 – Ann and Seamus Template:ISBN (nominated: Governor General's Award, Mr. Christie Award, Ruth Schwartz Award and five others; made into a folk opera of the same name)
- 2005 – Aunt Olga's Christmas Postcards Template:ISBN (winner: Ann Conner-Brimer Award)
- 2007 – Gros Morne Time Lines Template:ISBN (with Tara Bryan & Anne Meredith Barry)
- 2010 – "New Under the Sun" Template:ISBN (book one of NewFoundLand trilogy; nominated: Atlantic Book Award)
- 2014 - "Printmaking on the Edge: 40 Years at St. Michael's" Template:ISBN
- 2016 - "Found Far and Wide" Template:ISBN (book two of NewFoundLand trilogy; winner: IPPY silver medal)
- 2018 - "One for the Rock" Template:ISBN (first Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
- 2019 - "Land Beyond the Sea" Template:ISBN (book three of NewFoundLand trilogy; nominated: Atlantic Book Award and INDIE book award)
- 2020 - "Two for the Tablelands" Template:ISBN (second Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
- 2021 - "Three for Trinity" Template:ISBN (third Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
- 2022 - "Four for Fogo Island" Template:ISBN (fourth Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
- 2023 - "Five for Forteau" Template:ISBN (fifth Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
Selected Literary AwardsEdit
- 1978 - Hold Fast - Governor General's Children's Literature Award<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1979 - Hold Fast - Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year Award<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1979 - Hold Fast - Ruth Schwartz Award<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1980 - Hold Fast - IBBY Honour List<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1980 - Far from Shore - Young Adult Caucus, Canadian Young Adult Book Award<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1990 - Blood Red Ochre - Geoffery Bilson Award Finalist<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1992 - Eating Between the Lines - Ann Connor Brimer Award<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1992 - Eating Between the Lines - Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1997 - The House of the Wooden Santas - Mr. Christie's Book Award<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1998 - The House of the Wooden Santas - Ann Connor Brimer Award<ref name=":0" />
- 2001 - As Near to Heaven by Sea - Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction Finalist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2004 - Ann and Seamus - Geoffery Bilson Award Finalist<ref name=":1" />
- 2006 - Aunt Olga's Christmas Postcards - Ann Connor Brimer Award<ref name=":0" />
- 2017 - Found Far and Wide - Independent Publisher Book Awards Silver Medalist - Canada East - Best regional fiction<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2019 - One for the Rock - Independent Publisher Book Awards Silver Medalist - Canada East - Best regional fiction<ref name=":2" />
- 2020 - Land Beyond the Sea - Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist, Historical Fiction; Best Atlantic-Published Book Award Finalist; Canada Book Award Winner
- 2021 - Two for the Tablelands - Shortlisted - Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
- 2022 - Three for Trinity - Shortlisted - Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada