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Hugh Brewster

Hugh Brewster (born May 26, 1950, in London, England)[1] is a Canadian writer of nonfiction books for children.

Hugh Brewster
Born (1950-05-26) May 26, 1950 (age 73)
London, England
OccupationAuthor and editor
NationalityCanadian
EducationUniversity of Guelph (BA)
GenreChildren's nonfiction
Notable awards
Website
hughbrewster.com

Biography edit

Brewster was born May 26, 1950, in London, England[2] to Ormond Macmillan and Anne Brewster.[1] He has two older brothers and a younger sister.[2] The family moved to Scotland when Brewster was two,[2] then immigrated to Georgetown, Ontario in 1956.[1][2]

Brewster received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in theatre from the University of Guelph.[1][2] Following graduation, he was a founding writer for the LGBT magazine The Body Politic.[3] He served as an editor with Scholastic Canada from 1972 to 1981, then continued as an editor with Scholastic in New York City from 1981 to 1984.[1] Beginning in 1984, he worked as an editorial director as Madison Press Books in Toronto.[1]

He published his first children's book, Anastasia's Album, in 1996.[4]

Awards and honours edit

Awards for Brewster's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
1997 Anastasia's Album ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [5]
1998 Silver Birch Award Winner [6]
1999 Red Cedar Book Award Winner [7]
2000 882 ½ Amazing Answers to Your Questions about the Titanic Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Selection [8]
2005 On Juno Beach Information Book Award Winner [9]
2007 Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature Finalist [10]
2008 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award Finalist [11]
2008 At Vimy Ridge Norma Fleck Award Winner [12][13]
2012 Prisoner of Dieppe Hackmatack Children's Choice Award for English Fiction Winner [14][15][16]
2015 From Vimy to Victory Norma Fleck Award Finalist [17]
Silver Birch Award Nominee
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award Finalist [11][18]

Publications edit

  • The Complete Hoser's Handbook, Prentice-Hall Canada, 1983.
  • Anastasia's Album: The Last Tsar's Youngest Daughter Tells Her Own Story, Hyperion, 1996.
  • Inside the Titanic, Little, Brown and Company, 1997.
  • 882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions about the Titanic, with Laurie Coulter, paintings by Ken Marschall, Scholastic, 1998.
  • To Be a Princess: The Fascinating Lives of Real Princesses, with Laurie Coulter, illustrated by Laurie McGaw, HarperCollins, 2001.
  • On Juno Beach: Canada's D Day Heroes, Scholastic Canada, 2004.
  • At Vimy Ridge: Canada's Greatest World War I Victory, Scholastic Canada, 2007.
  • The Other Mozart: The Life of the Famous Chevalier de Saint-George, illustrated by Eric Velasquez, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2006.
  • Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose: The Story of a Painting, illustrated with paintings by John Singer Sargent, Kids Can Press, 2007.
  • Breakout Dinosaurs: Canada's Coolest, Scariest Ancient Creatures Return!, with the curators of the Royal Ontario Museum, illustrated by Alan Barnard, Whitfield Editions, 2007.
  • Dieppe: Canada's Darkest Day of World War II, Scholastic Canada, 2009.
  • Dinosaurs in Your Backyard: The Coolest, Scariest Creatures Ever Found in the USA!, with Alan Barnard, Harry N. Abrams, 2009.
  • Prisoner of Dieppe: World War II, Alistair Morrison, Occupied France, 1942, Scholastic Canada, 2010.
  • Deadly Voyage: RMS Titanic, Jamie Laidlaw, April 14, 1912, Scholastic Canada, 2011.
  • Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic's First-Class Passengers and Their World, Crown Publishing Group, 2012.
  • From Vimy to Victory: Canada's Fight to the Finish in World War I, Scholastic Canada, 2014.
  • Unsinkable Lucile: How a Farm Girl Became the Queen of Fashion and Survived the Titanic, illus. by Laurie McGaw, Firefly Books, 2022.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Brewster, Hugh 1950–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e "CM Magazine Profile: Hugh Brewster". Canadian Review of Materials. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  3. ^ Lara Purvis, "Body Politicker turned kids’ author gets nod from GG". Xtra Magazine, January 20, 2008.
  4. ^ Val Ross, "Through the eyes of a Russian princess". The Globe and Mail, December 23, 1996.
  5. ^ "Anastasia's Album | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. February 11, 2010. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  6. ^ "1998 Silver Birch Award Recipient: Hugh Brewster". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  7. ^ "1999 Red Cedar Book Award Recipient: Hugh Brewster". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  8. ^ "Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  9. ^ "2005 Information Book Award Recipient: Hugh Brewster". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  10. ^ Vanessa Farquharson, "Heavyweights vie for fiction prize; Two Islanders in the running for Governor General's Literary Awards". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 17, 2007.
  11. ^ a b "Previous TD Canadian Children's Literature Award Winners and Finalists". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  12. ^ "Previous Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction Winners and Finalists". The Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  13. ^ "2008 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction Recipient: Hugh Brewster". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  14. ^ "Former Winners". The Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  15. ^ "Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award Archives". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  16. ^ "2012 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award Recipient: Hugh Brewster". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  17. ^ Robertson, Becky (2015-09-10). "Marianne Dubuc, Eric Walters, Cybele Young among 2015 Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards finalists". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  18. ^ "Finalists Announced for the 2015 Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards". Canadian Children's Book Centre. 2015-09-08. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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