Karen Bass (writer)
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High Prairie, Alberta, Canada
- Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award (2014)
- Geoffrey Bilson Award (2014, 2016)
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| Born | 1962 (age 62–63) High Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Victoria |
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Karen Bass (born 1962 in High Prairie, Alberta)[1] is a Canadian writer of young adult fiction. Her 2017 novel Graffiti Knight won the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award[2] and Geoffrey Bilson Award.[3] Her 2015 novel Uncertain Soldier also won the Geoffrey Bilson Award.[4]
Bass was born in 1962 in High Prairie, Alberta and grew up on a farm.[1] After attending the University of Alberta, she received a degree in psychology from the University of Victoria.[5] In 2012, she was the writer-in-residence for the Peace region in Alberta.[6]
Later, Bass managed a library in northwest Alberta for sixteen years before committing to writing full-time.[1] In 2017, Bass moved to Hamilton, Ontario with her husband. Although she focuses on writing full-time, she also volunteers at the Hamilton Public Library.[1] She is a member of the Canadian Society of Children's Authors Illustrators & Performers, Writers' Union of Canada,[5] and Writers Guild of Alberta.[1]
Awards and honours
Three of Bass's novels are Junior Library Guild books: The Hill (2016),[7] Two Times a Traitor (2017),[8] and Blood Donor (2021).[9]
In 2015, Bank Street College of Education included Graffiti Knight on their list of the best books for children ages fourteen and up.[10] In 2017, the novel was included on CBC Books' "100 young adult books that make you proud to be Canadian" list in the thirtieth position.[11]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2008 | Run Like Jäger | INDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's) | Honorable mention | [12] |
| 2009 | Summer of Fire | INDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's) | Finalist | [13] |
| 2011 | Drummer Girl | INDIES Award for Young Adult Fiction (Children's) | Bronze | [14] |
| 2012 | Moonbeam Children's Book Award for YA General | Bronze | ||
| 2014 | Grafitti Knight | Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award | Winner | [15][2] |
| Geoffrey Bilson Award | Winner | [16][17][3] | ||
| R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature | Winner | [18] | ||
| Stellar Book Award | Nominee | |||
| 2016 | Uncertain Soldier | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award | Finalist | [19][20] |
| Geoffrey Bilson Award | Winner | [21][22][4] | ||
| IODE Violet Downey Book Award | Shortlist | [23] | ||
| Grafitti Knight | Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award | Nominee | ||
| 2017 | The Hill | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award | Finalist | [19][20] |
| Snow Willow Award | Winner | |||
| Sunburst Award for Young Adult Fiction | Longlist | [24][25][26] | ||
| 2018 | Rocky Mountain Book Award | Nominee | ||
| 2022 | Blood Donor | Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence for Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book | Shortlist | [27][28] |
