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John Alexander Wilson (born August 3, 1951, in Edinburgh, Scotland)[1] is a Canadian author of historical fiction and non-fiction.[2] He is the author of over 30 books, 300 articles and essays, and 30 poems.
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Born | John Alexander Wilson August 3, 1951 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | Canadian (formerly British) |
Education | University of St. Andrews (BSc, 1975) |
Period | 1987 to present |
Genre | Historical Fiction, Non-fiction |
Notable works | Four Steps to Death |
Spouse | Jenifer Mary Wilson |
Children | 3 |
Website | |
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Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 3, 1951, to James Annan and Evelyn Victoria Marguerite Wilson.[1] He grew up on the Island of Skye, and in Paisley.[3]
In 1975, Wilson received a Bachelor of Science with honours in geology from the University of St Andrews.[1] After graduation, he worked as a geologist in Zimbabwe before moving to Canada.[3] For nine years, he worked for the Alberta Geological Survey in Edmonton.[3]
In 1991, Wilson began writing full-time.[3]
Wilson now lives in Lantzville on Vancouver Island.[citation needed] He is married to Jenifer Mary Wilson and has three children: Sarah, Fiona, and Iain.[1]
A Soldier’s Sketchbook and Death on the River are Junior Library Guild selections.[4][5]
In 2017, the Chicago Public Library named A Soldier’s Sketchbook one of the best Informational Books for Older Readers of the year.[4]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1998 | Across Frozen Seas | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist | [6] |
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | |||
2002 | Righting Wrongs | Norma Fleck Award | Finalist | [7] |
2004 | Discovering the Arctic | Norma Fleck Award | Finalist | [7] |
Dancing Elephants and Floating Continents | Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | ||
2005 | Flames of the Tiger | Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award | Nominee | [8] |
2006 | Four Steps to Death | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist | [6] |
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | |||
2007 | The Alchemist's Dream | Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature | Finalist | |
Four Steps to Death | Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award | Nominee | [9] | |
Red Goodwin | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award | Finalist | [10][11] | |
Where Soldiers Lie | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist | [6] | |
2008 | The Alchemist's Dream | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist | [6] |
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist | |||
Where Soldiers Lie | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award | Finalist | [10][11] | |
2010 | Crusade | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist | [6] |
2012 | Shot at Dawn | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist | [6] |
Written in Blood | Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award | Nominee | [12] | |
2016 | Wings of War | Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award | Nominee | [13] |
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