Jan Coates

I'm Jan L. Coates - I live in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, and I'm the author of five picture books: RAINBOWS IN THE DARK,(Second Story Press, 2005); THE KING OF KEJI (Nimbus Publishing, 2015); SKY PIG (Pajama Press, 2016); A HALIFAX TIME-TRAVELLING TUNE (Nimbus, 2018); DANCING WITH DAISY (Running the Goat, 2019); one young adult novel, A HARE IN THE ELEPHANT'S TRUNK, (Red Deer Press, 2010 - Finalist, 2011 Governor General's Literary Awards; USBBY 2011 Honour List of Outstanding International Books); and three middle grade novels - TALKING TO THE MOON (Red Deer Press, 2018); ROCKET MAN (Red Deer Press, 2014), and THE POWER OF HARMONY (Red Deer Press, 2013,OLA BEST BETS, Violet Downey Award Finalist, Ann Connor Brimer Finalist). My forthcoming titles include two middle grade novels: SAY WHAT YOU MEAN (Nevermore Press, 2019) and THE HERMIT (Nimbus, 2020)

In 2019, I self-published my first picture book for which I'm both author and illustrator: KARISSA & FELIX, a story of finding hope after great loss. The book can be purchased through my website, www.jancoates.ca

I've also written seventeen illustrated chapter books for Caramel Tree Readers, a Korean publisher, as well as QUEBEC STORIES, Volumes 1 and 2, and 15-Minute Fillers, Volume 2, (non-fiction ESL comprehension books, Editions de l'Envolee, 2011, 2013).

You can check out my blog at www.jancoates.ca.

Happy Reading!