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JonArno Lawson
JonArno Lawson is a Canadian writer who has published many books for children and adults.
Lawson was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in nearby Dundas. He now lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and three children.
Lawson has a BA in English Literature from McGill University. He also studied briefly at St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe), and at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He has taught children's poetry in the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature Program at Simmons University, Boston, and at University of British Columbia School of Information.
He has been recognized for his nonsense poetry.
Lawson has won The Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry four times, in 2007, 2009, 2013, and 2014. The winning books were Enjoy it While it Hurts, A Voweller's Bestiary, Black Stars in a White Night Sky, and Down in the Bottom of the Bottom of the Box. His book The Man in the Moon-Fixer's Mask was a finalist for this award in 2005.
Lawson's wordless picture book Sidewalk Flowers, illustrated by Sydney Smith, won the Governor General's Award For Illustrated Children’s Books in 2015, and was on the New York Times Best Illustrated Books List the same year.
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JonArno Lawson
JonArno Lawson is a Canadian writer who has published many books for children and adults.
Lawson was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in nearby Dundas. He now lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and three children.
Lawson has a BA in English Literature from McGill University. He also studied briefly at St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe), and at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He has taught children's poetry in the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature Program at Simmons University, Boston, and at University of British Columbia School of Information.
He has been recognized for his nonsense poetry.
Lawson has won The Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry four times, in 2007, 2009, 2013, and 2014. The winning books were Enjoy it While it Hurts, A Voweller's Bestiary, Black Stars in a White Night Sky, and Down in the Bottom of the Bottom of the Box. His book The Man in the Moon-Fixer's Mask was a finalist for this award in 2005.
Lawson's wordless picture book Sidewalk Flowers, illustrated by Sydney Smith, won the Governor General's Award For Illustrated Children’s Books in 2015, and was on the New York Times Best Illustrated Books List the same year.
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