Robert Paul Weston
Robert Paul Weston | |
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| Born | 21 October 1975 Dover, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British/Canadian |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, short stories |
| Notable works | Zorgamazoo |
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Robert Paul Weston (born 21 October 1975) is a British-born Canadian author of novels for children and young adults. His debut was the award-winning novel-in-verse, Zorgamazoo. His second novel, Dust City, a dark fantasy for young adults, is narrated by the son of the wolf who killed Little Red Riding Hood. It was shortlisted for the 2011 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery.
He publishes short fiction internationally and teaches Creative Writing at the University of Lincoln.
Personal life
Robert Paul Weston was born in 1975 in Dover, England to a Grenadian-Indian mother and a British-Turkish father.[1] He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia.
Prizes and honours
- 2009 E.B. White Read Aloud Honour (for Zorgamazoo)
- 2009 Children's Literature Association Notable Books of 2009 (Zorgamazoo)
- 2010 Silver Birch Fiction Award (for Zorgamazoo)
- 2011 California Young Reader Medal (for Zorgamazoo)[2]
- 2011 Edgar Allan Poe Honour, Best Young Adult Mystery (Dust City)[3]
Works
Novels
- Zorgamazoo (2008) Razorbill
- Dust City (2010) Razorbill
- The Creature Department (2013) Razorbill
- Prince Puggly of Spud and the Kingdom of Spiff (2013) Puffin
- Gobbled by Ghorks (A Creature Department Novel) (2014) Razorbill
- Blues for Zoey (2016) Flux Books
Picture books
Short fiction
- "Mourning Sickness", On Spec, No. 62, Winter 2005
- "The Light Switch Method", Kiss Machine, No. 10, June 2005
- "Thinking of Alice", Crimewave Magazine, Vol. 9, Fall 2006
- "Stop Plate Tectonics", On Spec, No. 68, Spring 2007
- "Paris, France (Somnumbulitis)", The New Orleans Review, Vol. 33, No. 1, Fall 2007
- "Hummingbirds and Pie", Postscripts, Vol. 12, Autumn 2007
- "Salve", Postscripts, Vol. 14, Spring 2008
- "Tuesdays", The Raleigh Review, Autumn 2023
- "Maquettes", Litro Magazine, 6 December 2023
- "LGM-1", The Normal School, 20 March 2024
References
- ^ Stewart, Heather Grace (2009), A first novel in rhyming couplets?, Queen's University at Kingston, retrieved 16 April 2021,
Born in Dover, England, in 1975 to a British-Turkish father and an Indian-Grenadian mother, Robert spent most of his childhood in Georgetown, Ontario.
- ^ "Winners". California Young Reader Medal. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2011 | Bookreporter.com". www.bookreporter.com. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Zorgamazoo (official) – with biographical blurb
- Way of the West (blog)
- Interview, Just One More Book
- "2008 - Ones to Watch", The Vancouver Sun
- Online Interview
- Robert Paul Weston at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Robert Paul Weston at Library of Congress, with 5 library catalog records
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