Jonathan Auxier (born August 10, 1981) is a Canadian-born writer of

young adult literature Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...

Biography

Originally from

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. Th ...

, British Columbia, Canada, he currently lives in

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

, Pennsylvania, US with his wife. He earned a BA from

Trinity Western University , mottoeng = A Mighty Fortress Is Our God , established = Trinity Junior College (1962–1972), Trinity Western College (1972–1985), Trinity Western University (1986–present) , type = Privat ...

in 2003 and a MFA in Dramatic Writing from

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

in 2005. During graduate school, Auxier worked on a side project to refresh his creativity which he would eventually develop into the novel ''Peter Nimble''; after graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting.

Awards

Auxier won the

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award The TD Canadian Children's Literature Award is an annual Canadian literary award, presented to the year's best work of children's literature. Sponsored by TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian Children's Book Centre, the award carries a monet ...

and the

Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award The Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award is a literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian children's book. The book must be written in English and published in Canada during the preceding year (and nominated b ...

for his 2014 novel ''The Night Gardener''. The book was also a shortlisted finalist for the

Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature The Governor General's Award for English-language children's writing is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a children's book written in English. It is one of four children's book awards among the Governor Ge ...

at the 2014 Governor General's Awards. He won the Governor General's Award at the 2018 Governor General's Awards for '' Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster''. ''Sweep'' also won the Children's/YA prize at the 2019 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature.

Bibliography

;Standalone works * * ;''Peter Nimble'' series * *

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Auxier, Jonathan 21st-century Canadian novelists Canadian male novelists Canadian expatriate writers in the United States Writers from Vancouver Writers from Pittsburgh Living people Canadian writers of young adult literature 21st-century Canadian male writers Governor General's Award-winning children's writers 1981 births