Allan Stratton
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ALLAN STRATTON is an acclaimed playwright and author, who began his career acting at the Stratford Festival and regional theaters across Canada. His plays include "Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii" and "Rexy!," winner of a Chalmers Award, the Dora Mavor Moore Award and the Canadian Author's Association Award. Leslie's Journal is Allan's first novel for teens. Allan now lives in Toronto with his partner, a dog, three cats and any number of fish.
Awards
- Curse of the Dream Witch, Winner, Canadian Library Association Book of the Year For Children, 2014
- Curse of the Dream Witch, Short-listed, Diamond Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2015
- Curse of the Dream Witch, Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice), 2015
- Curse of the Dream Witch, Short-listed, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice), 2014
- Curse of the Dream Witch, Short-listed, OLA Silver Birch Award, Fiction, 2014
- Curse of the Dream Witch, Short-listed, Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2014
- Curse of the Dream Witch, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2014
- Curse of the Dream Witch, Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2013
- The Way Back Home, Winner, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2019
- The Way Back Home, Winner, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, Sundogs, 2019
- The Way Back Home, Short-listed, OLA Red Maple Award, Fiction, 2018
- The Way Back Home, Short-listed, Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, 2018
- The Way Back Home, Short-listed, Governor General's Award for Young People's Literature - Text, 2017
- The Way Back Home, Nominated, Carnegie Medal, UK, 2018
- The Way Back Home, Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2017
- The Way Back Home, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2017
