About the Artist
Cynthia Nugent is a nationally recognized and award-winning children’s book author/illustrator. Her 2004 juvenile novel Francesca and the Magic Bike received rave reviews and has received numerous award nominations, including being shortlisted for the BC Book Prizes. All of her books have been on the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Our Choice lists. Cynthia has a B.A. (cum laude) in English literature with graduate studies in Comparative literature. She has acted as judge for literary prizes and is a much-requested presenter at schools and libraries. She is currently working on an adult novel with the help of her writers’ group, and writing and/or illustrating five new children’s books with Raincoast, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Simply Read Books and Tradewind Books. Cynthia also teaches Writing for Children levels I and II at Langara College in Vancouver. |
Curriculum Vitae
Awards
2009, Chocolate Lily for illustrating “Honey Cake” by Joan Stuchner, Tradewind Books
2008, Time to Read: BC Achievement Foundation Award for Early Literacy for “The Aunts Come Marching”, 50,000 copies distributed to all kindergarten students in BC
1995-2006, Our Choice, Children’s Canadian Book Centre for all the books I have illustrated and written
2006, shortlisted for the Chocolate Lily award (B.C.), “Francesca and the Magic Bike” & “When Cats Go Wrong”
2006, “Francesca and the Magic Bike”, shortlisted for the Red Cedar (BC), and Manitoba and Saskatchewan Young Readers Choice awards
2005, “Francesca and the Magic Bike”, shortlisted for the BC Book Prizes
2004, hon. mention, Alcuin excellence in children’s book design award, “When Cats Go Wrong”
2003, winner Shining Willow (Sask.Young Readers’ Choice) for “Mr. Got to Go and Arnie”
1996 Winter, winner Picture Book Quarterly (U.K.), best book for “Mister Got to Go”
1996, Sask. Book Awards, winner Children’s Literature Award for “Mister Got to Go”
1996, Writers’ Guild of Alberta, winner Best Children’s Book,
Best Children’s Book Illustration, “Mister Got to Go”
1996, Alberta Book Industry, Children’s Title of the Year; winner Book Illustration Award for “Mister Got to Go”
1995, City of Vancouver Book Prize finalist (of 3), “Mister Got to Go”
Cover Illustrations
Cat’s Eye Corner, Terry Griggs, Raincoast
The Silver Door, Terry Griggs, Raincoast
Invisible Ink, Terry Griggs, Raincoast (+ inside B/Ws)
Ice Cream Town, Arato, Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Illustrations
Mister Got to Go, Simmie, Red Deer
Mister Got to Go and Arnie, Simmie, Raincoast
Goodness Gracious Gulliver Mulligan, Browne, Raincoast
When Cats Go Wrong, Hacking, Raincoast
Memories, Wells, Scholastic Education
The Emerald Curse, Rose, Tradewind Books
The Aunts Come Marching, Bill Richardson, Raincoast
Honey Cake, Stuchner, Tradewind Books |
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