Julie Burtinshaw

Julie was born in Vancouver and has lived in many different cities and towns both inside and outside of Canada. She has been an avid reader since childhood and began to keep journals and diaries from the moment she could hold a pen in her hand. Julie is an award winning author of five books for young adults. Her latest novel, The Perfect Cut, is included in the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Best Books for Teens 2009 list. She has read and facilitated writer’s workshops in high schools across Canada where her highly interactive and lively workshops have helped to foster a love of both reading and writing to young adults everywhere.

Novels:

•the darkness between the stars YA Fiction

•The Perfect Cut, Raincoast Books, 2008 YA Fiction

•The Freedom of Jenny, Raincoast Books, 2005 YA Historical Fiction

•Romantic Ghost Stories, Lone Pine Publishing, 2004 Adult Short Stories

•Adrift, Raincoast Books, 2002 YA Fiction

•Dead Reckoning, Raincoast Books, 2000 YA Historical Fiction

Nominations/Awards:

Canadian Children’s Book Centre – Best Books for Teens (2009)

Stellar Book Award (2008)

Canadian Library Association, Book of the Year (2002)

Chocolate Lilly (British Columbia, 2003)

CanWest Global’s Raise-a-Reader Club (2003)

Reader’s Choice Award (2002)

Red Cedar (British Columbia, 2003-2004)

Diamond Willow (Saskatchewan, 2002)