Philippa Dowding

Philippa Dowdingis a Canadian writer of children's literature,^[1]whose novelFireflywas the winner of theGovernor General's Award for English-language children's literatureat the2021 Governor General's Awards.^[2]

She has also been a four-time nominee forForest of Reading's Silver Birch Awards, receiving nods in 2017 forMyles and the Monster Outsideand in 2020 forOculum.^[3]

Works

Oculum(2018)^[4]
Firefly(2021)^[5]

Weird Stories Gone Wrong series

Jake and the Giant Hand(2014)^[6]
Myles and the Monster Outside(2015)^[7]
Carter and the Curious Maze(2016)^[8]
Alex and the Other(2018)^[9]
Blackwells and the Briny Deep(2018)^[10]
Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet(2019)^[11]

Nightflyers Handbook series

The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden(2014)^[12]
Everton Miles is Stranger than Me(2016)^[13]

References

^"28 Canadian middle-grade books coming out in spring 2021".CBC Books,March 25, 2021.
^"Inuk author Norma Dunning wins $25K Governor General's fiction prize".Coast Reporter,November 17, 2021.
^"Here are the 2020 Silver Birch Fiction Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in Grades 3-6".CBC Books,June 4, 2020.
^Caitlyn Paxson,"Oculum, by Philippa Dowding / Pulse Point, by Colleen Nelson, Nancy Chappell-Pollack".Quill & Quire,July 2018.
^Stephanie Johnson,"Firefly".Canadian Review of Materials,April 16, 2021.
^Lisa Rainford,"Children’s author Philippa Dowding to read from Jake and the Giant Hand".Toronto,October 21, 2014.
^"Myles and the Monster Outside".Kirkus Reviews,June 29, 2015.
^"Carter and the Curious Maze".Kirkus Reviews,August 30, 2016.
^Sally Lodge and Shannon Maughan,"Spring 2018 Children's Announcements: Publishers A-F".Publishers Weekly,January 26, 2018.
^"Blackwells and the Briny Deep".Kirkus Reviews,June 25, 2018.
^Teresa Iaizzo,"Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet".Canadian Review of Materials,May 8, 2020.
^Emily Donaldson,"The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden, by Philippa Dowding".Quill & Quire,January 2014.
^"The In Character Interview, with Philippa Dowding".Open Book,December 15, 2016.

External links

Official website

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[1] "28 Canadian middle-grade books coming out in spring 2021".CBC Books,March 25, 2021.

[2] "Inuk author Norma Dunning wins $25K Governor General's fiction prize".Coast Reporter,November 17, 2021.

[3] "Here are the 2020 Silver Birch Fiction Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in Grades 3-6".CBC Books,June 4, 2020.

[4] Caitlyn Paxson,"Oculum, by Philippa Dowding / Pulse Point, by Colleen Nelson, Nancy Chappell-Pollack".Quill & Quire,July 2018.

[5] Stephanie Johnson,"Firefly".Canadian Review of Materials,April 16, 2021.

[6] Lisa Rainford,"Children’s author Philippa Dowding to read from Jake and the Giant Hand".Toronto,October 21, 2014.

[7] "Myles and the Monster Outside".Kirkus Reviews,June 29, 2015.

[8] "Carter and the Curious Maze".Kirkus Reviews,August 30, 2016.

[9] Sally Lodge and Shannon Maughan,"Spring 2018 Children's Announcements: Publishers A-F".Publishers Weekly,January 26, 2018.

[10] "Blackwells and the Briny Deep".Kirkus Reviews,June 25, 2018.

[11] Teresa Iaizzo,"Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet".Canadian Review of Materials,May 8, 2020.

[12] Emily Donaldson,"The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden, by Philippa Dowding".Quill & Quire,January 2014.

[13] "The In Character Interview, with Philippa Dowding".Open Book,December 15, 2016.

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