Hugh Brewster | |
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Born | London, England | May 26, 1950
Occupation | Author and editor |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | University of Guelph (BA) |
Genre | Children's nonfiction |
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Hugh Brewster (born May 26, 1950, in London, England)[1] is a Canadian writer of nonfiction books for children.
Brewster was born May 26, 1950, in London, England[2] to Ormond Macmillan and Anne Brewster.[1] He has two older brothers and a younger sister.[2] The family moved to Scotland when Brewster was two,[2] then immigrated to Georgetown, Ontario in 1956.[1][2]
Brewster received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in theatre from the University of Guelph.[1][2] Following graduation, he was a founding writer for the LGBT magazine The Body Politic.[3] He served as an editor with Scholastic Canada from 1972 to 1981, then continued as an editor with Scholastic in New York City from 1981 to 1984.[1] Beginning in 1984, he worked as an editorial director as Madison Press Books in Toronto.[1]
He published his first children's book, Anastasia's Album, in 1996.[4]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1997 | Anastasia's Album | ALSC Notable Children's Books | Selection | [5] |
1998 | Silver Birch Award | Winner | [6] | |
1999 | Red Cedar Book Award | Winner | [7] | |
2000 | 882 ½ Amazing Answers to Your Questions about the Titanic | Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers | Selection | [8] |
2005 | On Juno Beach | Information Book Award | Winner | [9] |
2007 | Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose | Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature | Finalist | [10] |
2008 | TD Canadian Children's Literature Award | Finalist | [11] | |
2008 | At Vimy Ridge | Norma Fleck Award | Winner | [12][13] |
2012 | Prisoner of Dieppe | Hackmatack Children's Choice Award for English Fiction | Winner | [14][15][16] |
2015 | From Vimy to Victory | Norma Fleck Award | Finalist | [17] |
Silver Birch Award | Nominee | |||
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award | Finalist | [11][18] |