Martine Leavitt

Martine Leavitt
Leavitt in 2022
Born1953 (age 72–73)
Taber, Alberta, Canada
EducationUniversity of Calgary (BA)
Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA)
Occupations
  • Novelist
  • writing instructor
Writing career
Period1992 – present
GenreYoung adult literature
Websitemartineleavitt.com

Martine Leavitt (born 1953) is a Canadian-American writer of young adult novels and a creative writing instructor.

Biography

Leavitt was born in 1953 in Taber, Alberta.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Calgary and a Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College.[2] She lives with her husband in High River, Alberta.[1][3]

Martine Leavitt writes novels for young adults. Heck Superhero (2004) was a Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice and ALA Best Books for Young Adults selection.[4][5][6] The Dollmage (2006) was also an ALA Best Book for Young Adults selection.[7] Keturah and Lord Death (2006) was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature,[8] a Junior Library Guild Premier Selection,[9] a Booklist Editors' Choice,[10] one of Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books,[11] and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age selection.[12] My Book of Life by Angel (2012) was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize[13] and won the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award.[14][15] It was also a Horn Book Fanfare book,[16] a Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choice,[17] a Booklist Best Book of the Year,[18] and a Junior Library Guild selection.[19] Calvin (2015) won the 2016 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature.[20]

She taught creative writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts, a short-residency MFA program,[21][22] where she served as the Katherine Paterson Endowed Chair from 2022 to 2023.[23]

Selected works

Novels

  • The Dragon's Tapestry (1992)
  • Prism Moon (1993)
  • The Taker's Key (1998)
  • The Dollmage (2001)
  • Tom Finder (2003)
  • Heck Superhero (2004)
  • Keturah and Lord Death (2006)
  • My Book of Life by Angel (2012)
  • Blue Mountain (2014)
  • Calvin (2015)
  • Buffalo Flats (2023)
  • Whenever You Are (2026)

Awards

YearTitleAward Category Result Ref.
1993The Dragon's TapestryAML Award Young Adult Literature Winner
1998The Taker's KeyAML Award Young Adult Literature
2003Tom FinderMr. Christie's Book Award 12 and up [24]
2004IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award — [25]
2004 Heck Superhero Governor General's Award English-language children's literature Shortlisted [26]
2008Premio Paolo Ungari/UNICEF — Finalist [27][28]
2006 Keturah and Lord Death Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Young Adult Fiction (Children's) Bronze Winner [29]
National Book Award Young People's Literature Finalist [30]
2008Forest of Reading Awards White Pine Award Winner [31]
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon — [32]
2012 My Book of Life by Angel Los Angeles Times Book Prize Young Adult Novel Finalist [33]
2013 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award — Winner [34][35][36]
2015CalvinWhitney Award[37] General Youth Fiction [38]
2016Governor General's Award English-language children's literature [39][40][41]

References

  1. 1 2 "Leavitt, Martine 1953–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Martine Leavitt". National Book Foundation. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ Smith, Cynthia Leitich (September 6, 2012). "Author Interview & Giveaway: Martine Leavitt on My Book of Life by Angel". Cynsations. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  4. ↑ "About Red Deer Press". Reddeerpress.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ Mason, Simon (September 1, 2004). "Heck Superhero by Martine Leavitt". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Best Books for Young Adults 2005". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). ALA. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  7. ↑ "YALSA - For Members Only 2003 Best Books for Young Adults Annotated List". Young Adult Library Services Association. July 30, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Keturah and Lord Death". National Book Foundation. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Building Your Library Collection Has Never Been Easier" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2006". Booklist Online. January 1, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Keturah and Lord Death". namelos. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Books for the Teen Age" (PDF). The New York Public Library. 2007.
  13. ↑ "2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Young Adult Fiction Winner and Nominees". Awards Archive. March 25, 2020. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2013 Honour Roll". Librarianship.ca. December 29, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ Lem, Val. "Research Guides: Canadian Library Association Award Books: Young Adult Canadian Book Award". TMU Library's Research Guides. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Horn Book Fanfare 1938 to present". The Horn Book. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  17. ↑ Horning, Kathleen T.; Lindgren, Merri V.; Schliesman, Megan (2013). "CCBC Choices 2013". Cooperative Children’s Book Center. ISBN 9780931641237.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  18. ↑ "Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2013". Booklist Online. March 15, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  19. ↑ "My Book of Life by Angel". Junior Library Guild.
  20. ↑ Godfrey, Laura (October 27, 2016). "News from the North: October 2016". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  21. ↑ Bulsiewicz, Michelle Garrett (November 28, 2016). "LDS author Martine Leavitt wins prestigious award, credits her faith". Deseret News. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Martine Leavitt | Emeritus Faculty, WCYA". VCFA. February 21, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Katherine Paterson Endowed Chair & Faculty Development Fund". VCFA. January 9, 2026. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Mr. Christie's Book Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  25. ↑ "IBPA, the Independent Book Publishers Association". Ibpa-online.org. April 19, 1943. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  26. ↑ "Governor General's Literary Awards: Children's Literature". Canadian Books & Authors. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  27. ↑ "Festival del Film di Roma e Pari Opportunità/3". Pariopportunita.gov.it. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  28. ↑ "Cinecittà News". News.cinecitta.com. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  29. ↑ "2006 Winners in Young Adult Fiction (Children's)". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  30. ↑ "Martine Leavitt". National Book Foundation. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Research Guides: Forest of Reading®, 7 to 12 Programs: White Pine Winners & Nominees, 2002-2026". guides.library.queensu.ca. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  32. ↑ "BCCB-2007 Blue Ribbons". Bccb.lis.illinois.edu. January 1, 2008. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  33. ↑ "Los Angeles Times Book Prizes - History". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  34. ↑ "Canadian Library Association Announces 2013 CLA Young Adult Book Award Winner and Honour Books". Cla.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  35. ↑ Baldassi, Julie (April 15, 2013). "CLA announces 2013 Book Awards winners". Quill and Quire. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  36. ↑ "My Book of Life by Angel wins 2013 CLA Young Adult Book Award". April 15, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  37. ↑ "2015 Winners". whitneyawards.com. Whitney Awards organization. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  38. ↑ "Current and Past Award Winners". Storymakers. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  39. ↑ "Past GGBooks winners and finalists". Governor General's Literary Awards. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  40. ↑ Robertson, Becky (October 25, 2016). "Awards: Giller finalists Madeleine Thien and Lazer Lederhendler win 2016 GG Awards". Quill and Quire. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  41. ↑ "2016 GGBooks winners announced". The Canada Council for the Arts. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  42. "Calvin". ggbooks.ca. Canada Council for the Arts. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  43. Archived November 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  44. "Book Prizes – Los Angeles Times Festival of Books» 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners & Finalists". Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  45. "Horn Book Fanfare 2012". The Horn Book. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  46. Archived April 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  47. "Martine Leavitt, 2006 YPL NBA Finalist, The National Book Foundation". www.nationalbook.org. National Book Foundation. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  48. "YALSA – For Members Only 2003 Best Books for Young Adults Annotated List | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)". Ala.org. July 30, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
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