mail	Vancouver, BC
ph	604-222-0064
e	jburtinshaw@gmail.com

Biography

Julie Burtinshaw is the author of four critically acclaimed novels, both fiction and non-fiction, for young adults. She is a gifted speaker whose creative writing workshops promise to engage even the most reluctant teen readers and writers, while inspiring those students who want to take their writing to the next level.
She has appeared at all the major writer's festivals across Canada and has spoken at numerous high schools and conferences.
Julie was the Writer in Residence for three months in Dawson City, Yukon, and spent four weeks at the Gunnar Gunnarsson Institute for Scholars, Artists and Writers in Iceland in the fall and winter of 2008.

Book types: YA fiction

Guest speaker/presentation information

Highly interactive writer´s workshops for teens from grades 8 - 12 and College Level.

Presentation geographic range: Vancouver, Coast, Lower Mainland, Gulf and Vancouver Islands, Thompson Okanagan, Northern British Columbia, Kootenay Rockies, Canada - beyond BC

Presentation audience age groups: grades 7-8, high school, college/university/adult

Published work

Dead Reckoning
Adrift
Romantic Ghost Stories
The Freedom of Jenny
The Perfect Cut (2008)

Awards & recognition

Selected Twice for Canadian Children´s Book Centre "Our Choice" List
Shortlisted: Manitoba Young Reader´s Choice Award

Nominated:
Stellar Award
Red Cedar Award (twice)
Diamond Willow Award
Chocolate Lily Award (twice)
Canadian Library Association Book of the Year