Editing Kevin Major

{{BLP sources|date=July 2015}}
{{Short description|Canadian author}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2013}}
{{Infobox writer  <!--For more information, see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]].-->
| name         = Kevin Major
| image        = 
| caption      = 
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1949|09|12}}
| birth_place  = [[Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador]], Canada
| occupation   = Author
| language = English
| nationality = [[Canadians|Canadian]]
| notableworks = ''No Man's Land'', ''Eating Between the Lines''
| spouse       = 
| children     =
| alma_mater   = [[Memorial University]]
| years_active =
| awards       = [[Vicky Metcalf Award]]
}}

'''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">{{cite web|url=http://www.penguin.ca/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000011826,00.html |title=Penguin Random House Canada |publisher=Penguin.ca |date= |accessdate=2015-07-23}}</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 and Labrador|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.

==Bibliography==
* 1978 – ''Hold Fast'' {{ISBN|0-88899-579-2}}, {{ISBN|0-88899-579-2}} (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'' {{ISBN|0-88899-568-7}} (winner: Canadian Young Adult Book Award)
* 1984 – ''Thirty-Six Exposures'' {{ISBN|0-385-25464-4}}
* 1987 – ''[[Dear Bruce Springsteen]]'' {{ISBN|0-385-29584-7}}
* 1989 – ''[[Blood Red Ochre]]'' {{ISBN|0-7704-2717-0}} (nominated: Book-of-the-Year CACL, Geoffrey Bilson Award)
* 1991 – ''Eating Between the Lines'' {{ISBN|0-7704-2705-7}} (nominated: Ruth Schwartz Award; winner: Book-of-the-Year CACL, Ann Conner-Brimer Award)
* 1993 – ''Diana: My Autobiography'' {{ISBN|0-7704-2702-2}}
* 1995 – ''No Man's Land'' {{ISBN|1-894463-71-4}}  and 2005 – ''No Man's Land: A Play'' {{ISBN|1-894463-71-4}}
* 1997 – ''Gaffer: A Novel of Newfoundland'' {{ISBN|0-385-25667-1}}
* 1997 – ''The House of Wooden Santas'' {{ISBN|0-88995-166-7}}, {{ISBN|0-88995-249-3}} (winner: Mr. Christie Award, Ann Conner-Brimer Award)
* 2000 – ''Eh? to Zed: A Canadian Abecedarium'' {{ISBN|0-88995-222-1}} (nominated: Mr. Christie Award, Ann Conner-Brimer Award, Ruth Schwartz Award)
* 2001 – ''As Near to Heaven by Sea: A History of Newfoundland and Labrador'' –  {{ISBN|0-14-027864-8}} (nominated: Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Award)
* 2003 – ''Ann and Seamus'' {{ISBN|0-88899-561-X}} (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'' {{ISBN|0-88899-593-8}} (winner: Ann Conner-Brimer Award)
* 2007 – ''Gros Morne Time Lines'' {{ISBN|1-894521-14-5}} (with Tara Bryan & [[Anne Meredith Barry]])
* 2010 – "New Under the Sun" {{ISBN|978-1-897151-85-3}} (book one of NewFoundLand trilogy; nominated: Atlantic Book Award)
* 2014 - "Printmaking on the Edge: 40 Years at St. Michael's" {{ISBN|978-0-9939030-1-4}}
* 2016 - "Found Far and Wide" {{ISBN|1-55081-632-2}} (book two of NewFoundLand trilogy; winner: IPPY silver medal)
* 2018 - "One for the Rock" {{ISBN|1-55081-687-X}} (first Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
* 2019 - "Land Beyond the Sea" {{ISBN|978-1-55081-752-2}} (book three of NewFoundLand trilogy; nominated: Atlantic Book Award and INDIE book award)
* 2020 - "Two for the Tablelands" {{ISBN|978-1-55081-844-4}} (second Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
* 2021 - "Three for Trinity" {{ISBN|978-1-55081-914-4}} (third Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
* 2022 - "Four for Fogo Island" {{ISBN|978-1-55081-952-6}} (fourth Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
* 2023 - "Five for Forteau" {{ISBN|978-1-55081-992-2}} (fifth Sebastian Synard crime fiction series)
  
== Selected Literary Awards ==

* 1978 - ''Hold Fast'' - Governor General's Children's Literature Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/gg_award.html|title=Governor-General's Awards for Children's Literature|last=|first=|date=|website=Children's Literature Web Guide|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref>
* 1979 - ''Hold Fast'' - Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cla.ca/wp-content/uploads/BOYA-past-winners.pdf|title=Book of the Year for Children Award|last=|first=|date=|website=Canadian Library Association|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref>
* 1979 - ''Hold Fast'' - Ruth Schwartz Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bookcentre.ca/awards/ruth-and-sylvia-schwartz-childrens-book-award|title=Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award|last=|first=|date=|website=The Canadian Children's Book Centre|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref>
*1980 - ''Hold Fast'' - IBBY Honour List<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibby.org/subnavigation/archives/ibby-honour-list/2016/|title=IBBY Honour List (Archives at ALO)|last=|first=|date=|website=International Board on Books for Young People|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
*1980 - ''Far from Shore'' - Young Adult Caucus, Canadian Young Adult Book Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://saskla.ca/assets/Section-9-Appendices_February-2018.pdf|title=SLA Governance Handbook: Section 9 - Appendices|last=|first=|date=February 2018|website=Saskatchewan Library Association|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
*1990 - ''Blood Red Ochre'' - Geoffery Bilson Award Finalist<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://bookcentre.ca/programs/awards/geoffrey-bilson-award-for-historical-fiction-for-young-people/previous-winners-and-finalists|title=Previous Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People Winners and Finalists|last=|first=|date=|website=Canadian Children's Book Centre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003194139/http://bookcentre.ca/programs/awards/geoffrey-bilson-award-for-historical-fiction-for-young-people/previous-winners-and-finalists|archive-date=October 3, 2019|access-date=27 October 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*1992 - ''Eating Between the Lines'' - Ann Connor Brimer Award<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://bookcentre.ca/awards/ann-connor-brimer-award-childrens-literature|title=Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature|last=|first=|date=|website=Canadian Children's Book Centre|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
*1992 - ''Eating Between the Lines'' - Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bookcentre.ca/awards/canadian-library-association-book-year-children-award|title=Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award|last=|first=|date=|website=The Canadian Children's Book Centre|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
*1997 - ''The House of the Wooden Santas'' - Mr. Christie's Book Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bookcentre.ca/awards/mr-christies-book-award|title=Mr. Christie's Book Award|last=|first=|date=|website=Canadian Children's Book Centre|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
*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>{{Cite web|url=https://www.writerstrust.com/authors/kevin-major|title=Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction|last=Major|first=Kevin|date=|website=Writer's Trust of Canada|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
*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">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ippyawards.com/81/medalists|title=IPPY Awards Medalists|last=|first=|date=|website=Independent Publisher Book Awards|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
*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

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Children and Young Adult Literature}}
* [http://www.kevinmajor.ca author website]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/major-kevin Kevin Major] in ''[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]''
* [http://www.kevinmajor.wordpress.com Blog]
* {{LCAuth|n79078653|Kevin Major|16|ue}}

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