Martine Leavitt | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
Occupation | Writer, writing teacher |
Education | University of Calgary (BA) Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA) |
Period | 1992–present (book publications) |
Genre | Young adult literature |
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Martine Leavitt (born 1953) is a Canadian-American writer of young adult novels and a creative writing instructor.
Leavitt was born in 1953 in Canada. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, first class honours, from the University of Calgary and a Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College.[1] She has seven children, twenty-one grandchildren, and lives with her husband in Alberta, Canada.
Martine Leavitt writes novels for young adults, most recently BUFFALO FLATS. Calvin won the 2016 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature. MY BOOK OF LIFE BY ANGEL was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and winner of the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year. KETURAH AND LORD DEATH was a finalist for the National Book Award.
She teaches creative writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts, a short-residency MFA program, where she serves as the Katherine Paterson Endowed Chair.