Duncan Weller
Canadian writer and illustrator
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Duncan Weller is a Canadian writer and visual artist known for his children's picture books. Weller won a Governor General's Award and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, for his picture book The Boy from the Sun.
Duncan Weller | |
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| Born | Lennoxville, Canada[1] |
| Occupation | Writer, illustrator |
| Alma mater | Lakehead University |
Early life and education
Weller was born in Lennoxville, Quebec and grew up in Thunder Bay.[1] He attended Lakehead University, fine art and obtaining an HBA in English literature.[1]
Career
In 2008 Weller won the 2007 Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration for his book The Boy from the Sun.[1] The same book also won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, awarded by the Ontario Arts Foundation.[2]
In 2013 Weller self-published three hardcover children's picture books, The Love Ant, Big Electric Cat and The Ugg and the Drip. More recent books are: Hardball and Riley: The Ultimate Package (a collection of comics), The Chameleon Snake (a children's picture book), and a novel, We Play You.
He is a painter as well as a writer.[1]
