Iain Lawrence

Iain Lawrence (born 1955) is a Canadian author for children and young adults. In 2007 he won a Governor General's Literary Award in Children's Literature for Gemini Summer,

Biography Lawrence was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in 1955. Quill and Quire, Kirkus Reviews, CM Magazine, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, The Horn Book Magazine, School Library Journal, Booklist, Library Media Connection, Resource Links, and Books in Canada.

Awards and honours

Nine of Lawrence's books are Junior Library Guild selections: The Wreckers (1998), Lord of the Nutcracker Men (2001), B for Buster (2004), The Convicts (2005), The Cannibals (2006), The Castaways (2008), The Séance (2008), The Skeleton Tree (2016), and Deadman's Castle (2021).

In 2007, the Bank Street College of Education included Gemini Summer on their list of the best children's books of the year.

In 2011, Lawrence received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, an award presented to Canadian authors whose "body of work ... demonstrates the highest literary standards." Geoffrey Bilson Award Winner Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Selection 2000 ALA Best Books for Young Adults Selection 2001 Ghost Boy ALA Best Books for Young Adults Selection 2003 ALA Best Books for Young Adults Selection 2005 B for Buster ALA Best Books for Young Adults Top 14

Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist

Governor General's Award for English-Language Children's Literature Winner Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award Winner Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalist 2011 Chocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice Award Winner

Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards: Fan's Choice Award Winner Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Winner TD Canadian Children's Literature Award Finalist Publications The Skeleton Tree (2016) The Giant-Slayer (2009) The Seance (July 2008) Gemini Summer (October 2006) B for Boi (June 2004) The Lightkeeper's Daughter (September 2002) Lord of the Nutcracker Men (October 2001) Ghost Boy (October 2000)

The Curse of the Jolly Stone trilogy The Convicts (April 2004) The Cannibals (November 2005) The Castaways (November 2007)

The Wreckers series The Wreckers (May 1998) The Smugglers (May 1999) The Buccaneers (August 2001)

Non-fiction Far-Away Places: 50 Anchorages on the Northwest Coast (April 1995)