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Canadian children's novelist
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Moira Young
Young in August 2011Young in August 2011
Born1959 (age 65–66)
Canada
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy, science fiction
Notable works
Website
moirayoung.com

Moira Young (born 1959) is a Canadian children's novelist. Young was born in New Westminster, British Columbia.

Awards

Awards for Young's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2011 Blood Red Road Costa Book Award for Children's Book Winner
2011 Blood Red Road Cybils Award for Young Adult Speculative Fiction Winner
2012 Blood Red Road ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection
2013 Rebel Heart Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic: Young Adult Finalist
2015 Raging Star Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Selection

Publications

Standalone books

  • The Road to Ever After (2016)

Dust Lands trilogy

  1. Blood Red Road (2011)
  2. Rebel Heart (2012)
  3. Raging Star (2014)

References

  1. "Awards: Costa Category Winners". Shelf Awareness. 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  2. "2011 Cybils Winners". Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  3. "Blood Red Road | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  4. "Awards: PEN/Ackerley Winner; Sunburst Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  5. NGILBERT (2015-02-03). "2015 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Retrieved 2023-04-06.

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