Monica Hughes
British Canadian children's writer
About Monica Hughes
Lived 1925 – 2003 (aged 77). Monica Hughes was a Canadian writer, science fiction writer and children's writer.
Monica Hughes (November 3, 1925 – March 7, 2003) was an English-Canadian author of books for children and young adults, especially science fiction. After returning from the war, Hughes went back to university to study Meteorology. She married Glen Hughes on April 22, 1957, and together they had four children.
Hughes also won the Vicky Metcalf Award, Alberta Culture Juvenile Novel Award, Bay's Beaver Award, and Alberta R. Ross Annett Award.
Works columns-list|colwidth=30em Gold Fever Trail: A Klondike Adventure, 1974, a Canadian historical novel Crisis on Conshelf Ten, 1975 (Crisis on Conshelf Ten 1) The Crystal Drop, 1992 Little Fingerling: a Japanese folktale, 1992, retold by Hughes, illus. Brenda Clark —30-page picture book
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Who was Monica Hughes?
British Canadian children's writer (1925-2003)
When was Monica Hughes born?
Monica Hughes was born on 3 November 1925 in Liverpool.
When did Monica Hughes die?
Monica Hughes died on 7 March 2003 in Edmonton.
What was Monica Hughes's occupation?
Monica Hughes was a writer, science fiction writer and children's writer.
What nationality was Monica Hughes?
Monica Hughes was Canadian.
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