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Joel A. Sutherland

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Joel A. Sutherland is an author and librarian. He is the author of several books in the Haunted Canada series, as well as House of Ash and Bone, Summer’s End, Screamers, Be a Writing Superstar and Haunted, a series of middlegrade horror novels. His short fiction has appeared in many anthologies and magazines, alongside the likes of Stephen King and Neil Gaiman. He has been a juror for the John Spray Mystery Award, the Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy, the Amy Mathers Teen Book Award and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award.

He appeared as “The Barbarian Librarian” on the Canadian edition of the hit television show Wipeout, making it all the way to the third round and proving that librarians can be just as tough and goofy as anyone else.

Joel lives with his family in southeastern Ontario, where he is always on the lookout for ghosts.

Awards

  • Haunted Canada 10: More Scary True Stories, Commended, TD Summer Reading Club, Top Recommended Read, 2022
  • Haunted Canada 10: More Scary True Stories, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2021
  • Haunted Canada 12, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2023
  • Haunted Canada 4: More True Tales of Terror, Winner, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2015
  • Haunted Canada 4: More True Tales of Terror, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2015
  • Haunted Canada 5: Terrifying True Stories, Winner, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2016
  • Haunted Canada 5: Terrifying True Stories, Winner, OLA Silver Birch Award, Non-Fiction, 2016
  • Haunted Canada 5: Terrifying True Stories, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2016
  • Haunted Canada 6: More Terrifying True Tales, Winner, OLA Silver Birch Award, Non-Fiction, 2017
  • Haunted Canada 6: More Terrifying True Tales, Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2018
  • Haunted Canada 8: More Chilling True Tales, Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2018
  • Haunted Canada 9: More Chilling True Tales, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019
  • Haunted Canada: The Second Terrifying Collection, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2020
  • Haunted: Field of Screams, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019