JonArno Lawson

JonArno Lawson
Born 11 June 1968
Nationality Canadian
Citizenship Canadian and American
Occupation Author

JonArno Lawson, a writer who has published many books for children and adults, was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in nearby Dundas. He now lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and three children.[1]

Career and education

Lawson has a BA in English Literature from McGill University. He also studied briefly at St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe), and at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He has taught children's poetry in the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature Program at Simmons College, Boston, and at iSchool at UBC.[2]

He has been recognized for his nonsense poetry.

Recognition and awards

Lawson has won The Lion And The Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry four times, in 2007, 2009, 2013, and 2014. The books were "Enjoy It While It Hurts," "A Voweller's Bestiary," "Black Stars In A White Night Sky," and "Down In The Bottom Of The Bottom Of The Box."[3] His book "The Man In The Moon-Fixer's Mask" was a finalist for this award in 2005.[3]

In 2015, the French edition of Lawson’s wordless picture book “Sidewalk Flowers” Sydney Smith (Illustrator), won the Prix Libbylit in Belgium for best picture book.[4] “Sidewalk Flowers” also won the Governor General’s Award For Illustrated Children’s Books in 2015,[5] and was on the New York Times Best Illustrated Books List the same year.[6]

Published works

Source: [7]

As Illustrator

A Vole on a Roll, by Nelson Ball (Shapes and Sounds Press, 2016)

As Contributor

The Chechens: A Handbook (Routledge, 2005) by Amjad Jaimoukha

References

  1. "JonArno Lawson, Authors at The 49th Shelf". 49thshelf.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  2. "JONARNO LAWSON — SEPTEMBER 25, 2013". Master of Arts In Children's Literature. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Lion & the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry". www-rohan.sdsu.edu. San Diego State University. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  4. "Les prix en littérature jeunesse > Prix Libbylit". www.ricochet-jeunes.org. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  5. "Sidewalk Flowers". ggbooks.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  6. The New York Times (28 October 2015). "The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2015". nytimes.com. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  7. Lawson, JonArno. "Books - The Bottom of the Box". thebottomofthebox.weebly.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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