# Julie Lawson

Julie Lawson (born November 9, 1947, in Victoria, Canada) is a Canadian writer of children's nonfiction books. Her 1993 book, White Jade Tiger, won the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize.

## Biography

Lawson was born November 9, 1947, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Her grandfather was an immigrant from Sweden. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria with teaching certifications in French and English.
Lawson's first book, The Sand Sifter, was published in 1990. Aside from writing, she worked as a school teacher in France, as well as Saanich and Sooke, British Columbia.
She is married to Patrick Lawson.

## Awards and honours

Emma and the Silk Train is a Junior Library Guild book.
Awards for Lawson's writing :
| Year | Title | Award | Result |
| 1994 | White Jade Tiger | Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Winner |
| 1997 | Whatever You Do, Don’t Go Near That Canoe! | Tiny Torgi Literary Award | Winner |
| 1998 | Emma and the Silk Train | Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize | Finalist |
| 2008 | No Safe Harbour | Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award | Winner |
| 2011 | Ghosts of the Titanic | Silver Birch Award | Finalist |
| 2013 | Ghosts of the Titanic | Chocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice Award | Winner |
| 2018 | A Blinding Light | Bolen Books Children's Book Prize | Finalist |
| 2018 | A Blinding Light | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Finalist |

## Selected publications

* The Sand Sifter, Beach Holme, 1990.
* My Grandfather Loved the Stars, illustrated by Judy McLaren, Beach Holme, 1992.
* A Morning to Polish and Keep, illustrated by Sheena Lott, Red Deer College Press, 1992.
* Kate's Castle, illustrated by Frances Tyrrell, Oxford University Press, 1992.
* The Dragon's Pearl, illustrated by Paul Morin, Oxford University Press, 1992.
* White Jade Tiger, Beach Holme, 1993.
* Fires Burning, Stoddart, 1995, published as The Danger Game, Little, Brown and Company, 1996.
* Blown Away, illustrated by Kathryn Naylor, Red Deer College Press, 1995.
* Too Many Suns, illustrated by Martin Springette, Oxford University Press, 1996.
* Cougar Cove, Orca, 1996.
* Whatever You Do, Don't Go Near That Canoe!, illustrated by Werner Zimmermann, North Winds Press, 1996.
* Emma and the Silk Train, illustrated by Paul Mombourquette, Kids Can Press, 1997.
* Midnight in the Mountains, illustrated by Sheena Lott, Orca, 1998.
* In like a Lion, illustrated by Yolaine Lefebvre, North Winds Press, 1998.
* Bear on the Train, illustrated by Brian Deines, Kids Can Press, 1999.
* Destination Gold!, Orca, 2000.
* The Klondike Cat, illustrated by Paul Mombourquette, Kids Can Press, 2002.
* A Ribbon of Shining Steel: The Railway Diary of Kate Cameron, Scholastic, 2002.
* Arizona Charlie and the Klondike Kid, illustrated by Kasia Charko, Orca, 2003.
* No Safe Harbour: The Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn (in "Dear Canada" series), Scholastic, 2006.

### Goldstone series

* Goldstone, Stoddart Kids, 1997.
* Turns on a Dime, Stoddart, 1999.
* The Ghost of Avalanche Mountain, Stoddart, 2000.

### "Our Canadian Girl" series

* Emily: Across the James Bay Bridge, Penguin, 2001.
* Emily: Disaster at the Bridge, Penguin, 2002.
* Emily: Building Bridges, Penguin, 2003.
* Emily: Summer of Gold, Penguin, 2004.