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Marthe Jocelyn

Marthe Jocelyn (born 1956)[1] is a Canadian writer of over forty children's books.[2][3] In 2009, she received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, an honour bestowed by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth".[4][5]

Marthe Jocelyn
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Toronto, Canada
Notable awards
SpouseTom Slaughter
Children2
Website
marthejocelyn.com

Biography edit

Jocelyn was born in 1956 in Toronto and was raised in Stratford, Ontario.[1] As a teenager, she attended a boarding school in Great Britain. After living in various areas, she settled in New York City,[1] where she lived for thirty years before returning to Stratford.[6]

She is married to Tom Slaughter and has two daughters: Hannah and Nell.[1] Tom and Nell have contributed illustrations to a number of her children's books.

Aside from writing, Jocelyn owned Jesse Design, a "toy and clothing design firm", for fifteen years.[1]

Awards and honors edit

In 2009, Jocelyn received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People,[5][7] an honour bestowed by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a writer or illustrator whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth".[4]

Five of Jocelyn's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Earthly Astonishments (2000),[8] Mable Riley (2004),[9] Folly (2010),[10] The Body under the Piano (2020),[11] and Peril at Owl Park (2021).[12] Two of her books have been included on USBBY's Outstanding International Books List: Would You (2009)[13] and Sam Sorts (2018).[14]

In 2007, the Toronto Public Library included Eats on their "list of the top 10 books of 2007 for children under the age of five".[15] The same year, School Library Journal named How It Happened in Peach Hill one of the best children's books of the year.[16]

Folly was named one of the Kirkus Reviews' best books for teens in 2010, and Bank Street College of Education included it on their 2011 list of the best Historical Fiction for Children Ages 14+.[10]

Awards for Jocelyn's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2000 Hannah's Collections Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration Finalist
2005 Mable Riley ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection [17]
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award Winner [18][19][20]
2008 How It Happened in Peach Hill ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection [21][22]
ALSC Notable Children's Books Selection [23]
2010 Which Way? INDIES Award for Picture Books (Children's) Finalist [24]
2011 Scribbling Women INDIES Award for Young Adult Nonfiction (Children's) Finalist [25]
2012 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-fiction Finalist [26]
2014 Where Do You Look? Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award Finalist [27]
2015 What We Hide Amy Mathers Teen Book Award Winner [28][29]
2022 The Dead Man in the Garden Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Finalist [30]
2023 The Seaside Corpse Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book Shortlist [31]
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Winner [32][33]

Selected texts edit

Standalone books edit

  • Earthly Astonishments (2000)
  • Hannah's Collections (2000)
  • A Day with Nellie (2002)
  • Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance (2004)
  • One Some Many, illustrated by Tom Slaughter (2004)
  • Over Under, illustrated by Tom Slaughter (2005)
  • ABC x 3, illustrated by Tom Slaughter (2005)
  • How It Happened in Peach Hill (2007)
  • Eats, illustrated by Tom Slaughter (2007)
  • Ready for Summer (2008)
  • Would You (2008)
  • Same Same, illustrated by Tom Slaughter (2009)
  • Folly (2010)
  • Scribbling Women (2011)
  • Ones and Twos, illustrated by Nell Jocelyn (2011)
  • What We Hide (2014)
  • Viminy Crowe's Comic Book, with Richard Scrimger, illustrated by Claudia Dávila (2014)

Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series edit

The Aggie Morton books are illustrated by Isabelle Follath.

  • The Body Under the Piano (2020)
  • Peril at Owl Park (2020)
  • The Dead Man in the Garden (2021)
  • The Seaside Corpse (2022)

References edit

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  2. ^ "Marthe Jocelyn". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  3. ^ "Marthe Jocelyn". Writers' Trust of Canada. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  4. ^ a b Hopkins, Amanda (2014-04-28). "Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  5. ^ a b "Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature Archives". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  6. ^ "Life". Marthe Jocelyn. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  7. ^ "2009 Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature Recipient: Marthe Jocelyn". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  8. ^ "Earthly Astonishments by Marthe Jocelyn". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  9. ^ "Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance by Marthe Jocelyn". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  10. ^ a b "Folly by Marthe Jocelyn". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  11. ^ "Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: The Body under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  12. ^ "Peril at Owl Park: Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen by Marthe Jocelyn". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  13. ^ Angus, Carolyn (2009-02-01). "World Class: USBBY". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  14. ^ Walke, Martha M. (2018-02-09). "Presenting 38 must-have titles | USBBY". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  15. ^ MacDonald, Scott (2007-11-23). "Best of 2007 for the under-five set". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  16. ^ Jones, Trevelyn; Toth, Luann; Grabarek, Daryl; Charnizon, Marlene; Fleishhacker, Joy (2007-12-01). "SLJ's Best Books of 2007". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  17. ^ "Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2010-04-01. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  18. ^ "TD Canadian Children's Literature Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  19. ^ "Jocelyn Wins Canadian Children's Award". Shelf Awareness. 2005-11-02. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  20. ^ "2005 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award Recipient: Marthe Jocelyn". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  21. ^ "How It Happened in Peach Hill | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2010-03-04. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  22. ^ "Best Books for Young Adults 2008". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2008-01-15. Archived from the original on 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  23. ^ "ALA Book Picks 2008". School Library Journal. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  24. ^ ""Which Way?" is a 2010 Foreword INDIES Finalist". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  25. ^ """Scribbling Women"" is a 2011 Foreword INDIES Finalist". Foreword Reviews. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  26. ^ Carter, Sue (2012-06-21). "Canadian Children's Book Centre releases award shortlists". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  27. ^ Cerny, Dory (2014-09-03). "Finalists announced for Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  28. ^ Cerny, Dory (2015-11-19). "Jonathan Auxier wins big at CCBC Book Awards". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  29. ^ "2015 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award Recipient: Marthe Jocelyn". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  30. ^ "MWA Announces the 2022 Edgar Award Nominations". Mystery Writers of America. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  31. ^ "Crime Writers of Canada announces awards shortlists". Quill and Quire. 2023-04-21. Archived from the original on 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  32. ^ Schaub, Michael (2023-04-28). "Edgar Award Winners Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  33. ^ "Awards: Edgar Winners". Shelf Awareness. 2023-04-28. Archived from the original on 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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