She has received honorary degrees from universities and colleges as well. Jane yolens books and stories and poems have won the caldecott medal, two nebula awards, two christopher medals, three world fantasy awards, three mythopoeic fantasy awards, two golden kite awards, the jewish book award and the massachusetts center for the book award. Jane hyatt yolen born february 11, 1939 is an american writer of fantasy, science fiction, and childrens books. Boys club of america junior book award, 1968, for the minstrel and the mountain. Childrens poet laureate lewis and the prolific yolen team up for a celebratory picture book biography in verse of the 20th century painter and designer marc chagall 18871985 that may quickly become a favorite of artloving families and museum docents. Welcome to the website of acclaimed author, jane yolen. Suzy and leah 1995 bulletin of center for childrens books blue ribbon. They come with certificates and a monetary award as well. It was recently published on 32817 by wordsong, an imprint of boyds mills press and highlights, hardcover, 32 pages. Audio excerpt from how do dinosaurs choose their pets. Born and raised in new york city, jane yolen now lives in hatfield, massachusetts. In addition to two nebula awards and a national book award nomination, she has received a golden kite from scbwi, three mythopoeic fantasy awards, and the california young reader medal. Apr 09, 2020 grandmaster jane yolen will be appearing at massachusetts book awards holiday dozen valley edition. See all books authored by jane yolen, including owl moon, and how do dinosaurs say good night.
My 300th book is being published in september, elsies bird, a picture book about a child whose grieving father, a new widower, moves them. Scbwi jane yolen grant society of childrens book writers and. Her young adult novel the devils arithmetic won the jewish book council award. Jane hyatt yolen is an american writer of fantasy, science fiction, and childrens books. Jane hyatt yolen born february 11, 1939 published her first book, pirates in petticoats on her 22nd birthday. My books, poems, and stories have won many awards, including. You can watch the interview below, view the interview transcript, read a short biography on jane yolen, or see a selected list of her children.
Yolen has received the daedelus award and the catholic library associations regina medal, and her books have won two caldecott medals, two nebula awards from the science fiction and fantasy writers of america, two christopher medals, and the golden kite award from the society of childrens book writers and illustrators. Jane yolen has authored over 400 books and stories and poems, which have won the caldecott medal, two nebula awards, two christopher medals, three world fantasy awards, three mythopoeic fantasy awards, two golden kite awards, the jewish book award and the massachusetts center for the book award. Jane yolen books list of books by author jane yolen. Thunder underground is a childrens picture book of poems written by jane yolen and illustrated by josee masse. Perhaps this is, in part, because it is a hard narrative to share with young readers. Jane yolen is one of the acknowledged masters of fantasy today. While jane yolens latest work has points in common with her previous holocaust novels, it reflects the way the genre she helped to create has changed. Jane yolen is an awardwinning author who has written more than 380 books for children, including the bestseller how do dinosaurs say good night. When she is not writing, yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother.
Young reader and middle grade fiction, young adult fiction, nonfiction, picture book text, and picture book illustration. Jane yolen midlist author grant critically acclaimed childrens book author jane yolen created this grant to honor the. Jane yolen is one of the most distinguished and successful authors for young readers and adults in the country. Jane yolen books, author biography, and reading level.
It won many awards, most notably the caldecott medal for its illustrations, and has appeared on reading rainbow in the us. Born and raised in new york city, jane yolen attended smith college and then received a masters in education from the university of massachusetts. Owl moon is a 1987 childrens picture book by jane yolen, illustrated by john schoenherr. The distinguished author of more than 200 booksincluding sister light, sister dark, owl moon, and the devils arithmetichas won the caldecott medal, two nebula awards, the world fantasy award, the jewish book award, and two. Author of over 350 published books ranging from poetry for children and adults, picture book for children, middle grade fiction and nonfiction, young adult fiction and nonfiction, adult fiction, nonfiction, fir. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, jane yolen is a person of many talents. Southern breeze al, ga, and the fl panhandle jane yolen. Jane yolen is a novelist, poet, fantasist, journalist, songwriter, storyteller, folklorist, and childrens book author who has written more than three hundred books.
She is the author or editor of more than 350 books, of which the best known is the devils arithmetic, a holocaust novella. All award, honors, and mustread books are added to special collections at the state library of massachusetts and promoted throughout the. Yolen is the subject of the audio cassette the childrens writer at workjane yolen, produced by real life productions. She attended smith college and received her masters degree in education from the university of massachusetts. Representatives mindy domb, natalie blais, and, lindsay sabadosa, working with massachusetts center for the book, jones library, and amherst books, invite you to kick off this holiday season in literary style. Jane yolen captures this wonderment in a book whose charm rises from its simplicity. She has written more than 365 books, including what to do with a box, illustrated by chris sheban, and the caldecott medalwinning owl moon, illustrated by john schoenherr.
Gregory maguire, internationally bestselling author of wicked. It was late one winter night, long past my bedtime, when pa and i went owling. Jane yolen, a past president of sfwa, won two nebulas for short story, one for sister emilys lightship 1997, and novelette lost girls 1998. Jane yolens books and stories have won the caldecott medal, two nebula awards, two christopher medals, the world fantasy award, three mythopoeic fantasy awards, the golden kite award, the jewish book award, the world fantasy associations lifetime achievement award, and the association of jewish libraries award among many others. Jane yolens mapping the bones is a swift and deadly drama with overtones of dark fable we all wish we could forget. Her accolades include the caldecott medal, two nebula awards, the world fantasy award, three mythopoeic awards, the kerlan award, two christopher awards, and six honorary doctorate. Nebula awards showcase 2018 nebula awards showcase, book 19 by jane yolen book cover, description, publication history.
Jane yolen s most popular book is the devils arithmetic. The massachusetts book awards recognize significant works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and childrensyoung adult literature published by commonwealth residents or about massachusetts subjects. Jane yolen has written stories about toads in space, dinosaurs at bedtime, and much more. Her other works include the nebula award winning short story sister emilys lightship, the novelette lost girls, owl moon, the emperor and the kite, the. Scbwi regions society of childrens book writers and. Critically acclaimed childrens book author jane yolen created this grant to honor the contribution of midlist authors. Yolen has composed over 300 books throughout her career and received a number of awards and honors for her work. Check all the awards won and nominated for by jane yolen sfpa grand master 2010, world fantasy award for life achievement 2009, anne v. Mapping the bones philomel young adult book 3rd place. Jane was the first scbwi regional advisor and sat on the scbwi board of advisors. These include the nebula award, caldecott medal, and more.
Nebula awards showcase 2018 book by jane yolen official. Author jane yolen has won so many awards in so many genres that it is impossible to list them all in a succinct way. Jane yolen has 8 books on goodreads with 749812 ratings. But this book, a shining star held in a trembling palm, requires us to remember. Jane hyatt yolen 1939 awards, honors book, children. The author of over 300 books, including childrens books, fantasy, and science fiction, jane yolen is perhaps best known for owl moon, a sweet and tender picture book written in verse about a father taking his child out owling. She is the author of more than 375 books for children and adults, as well as an esteemed poet and essayist. She is a writer and actress, known for tusk, jackanory 1965 and how do dinosaurs get well soon.
The devils arithmetic by jane yolen, briar rose by jane yolen, girl in a cage by jane yolen, owl moon by jane yolen, sister. Jane yolen is an award winning author, poet, and teacher. Nebula awards showcase 2018 nebula awards showcase, book 19. Jane yolen was born in manhattan on february 11, 1939. Encounter by jane yolen is told from the fictionalized perspective of a boy who was part of the taino, the first tribe to have interacted with columbus. Whether you are a student, teacher, librarian, or fan, youre sure to find all the information youre looking for on one of literatures living heroes. It was a nonfiction book about women pirates pirates in petticoats. Jane yolen philomel owl moon, 1988 caldecott medal winner association for library service to children alsc skip to main content. Encounter is one of the only childrens books to provide a narrative that gives voice to the taino peoples. The grant was created and is generously funded by critically acclaimed childrens book author and one of the first scbwi members, jane yolen. She is the author of more than 200 booksincluding sister light, sister dark, owl moon, and the immensely popular the devils arithmetic. The golden kite awards recognize excellence in childrens literatures in five categories. The two walked through the woods with nothing but hope and each other in a journey that will fascinate many a child.
Mass book awards massachusetts center for the book. In this exclusive video interview with reading rockets, jane yolen recites the first poem she ever wrote and talks about how to encourage creative writing in kids. Jane yolen was born on february 11, 1939 in new york city, new york, usa as jane hyatt yolen. How should childrens books deal with the holocaust. Jane yolen has written books for children and adults in genres that include science fiction, mystery, animal tales, historical fiction, humor and poetry, but she is best known for her literary renderings of the worlds of fantasy, folklore and myth. A talk with jane yolen, produced by weston woods, and the childrens writer at work, produced by reel life, 1997. Zarrow award for young readers literature 1999 and more awards. Jane yolen s books and stories and poems have won the caldecott medal, two nebula awards, two christopher medals, three world fantasy awards, three mythopoeic fantasy awards, two golden kite awards, the jewish book award and the massachusetts center for the book award. Owl moon, 1988 caldecott medal winner association for.