Marthe Jocelyn
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Marthe Jocelyn | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) Toronto, Canada |
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| Spouse | Tom Slaughter |
| Children | 2 |
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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]
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]