K.V. Johansen has Master's Degrees in Medieval Studies (Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto) and in English (McMaster). Her main scholarly interests are ancient and medieval history and languages, and the history of children's fantasy literature. Her non-fiction work on the history of children's fantasy was researched while holding the 2001 Eileen Wallace Research Fellowship in Children's Literature, University of New Brunswick. She also received the 2004 Frances E. Russell Award for research in Children's Literature from the Canadian section of IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People for a separate project. Johansen was the editor of Stalin Versus Me, the final volume of the late Donald Jack's Bandy Papers series. She has an arboretum in her backyard, grows exotic trees indoors, watches a lot of anime, and should probably have been an eighteenth-century landscape gardener.
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The Shadow Road. Orca, 2010
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Torrie and the Dragonslayers. Sybertooth, 2009
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Warden of Greyrock: The Warlocks of Talverdin Book 3. Orca, 2009
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The Storyteller and Other Tales. Sybertooth, 2008
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Treason in Eswy: The Warlocks of Talverdin Book Two. Orca, 2008.
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Beyond Window-Dressing: Canadian Children's Fantasy at the Millennium. Sybertooth, 2007
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Nightwalker: The Warlocks of Talverdin Book One. Orca, 2007.
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Torrie and the Snake-Prince. Annick, 2007.
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The Drone War. Sybertooth, 2007.
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The Cassandra Virus. Orca, 2006.
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Torrie and the Firebird. Annick, 2006.
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Quests and Kingdoms: A Grown-Up’s Guide to Children’s Fantasy Literature. Sybertooth, 2005.
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Torrie and the Pirate-Queen. Annick, 2005.
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Pippin and Pudding. Kids Can Press, 2001.
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Pippin and the Bones. Kids Can Press, 2000.
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Pippin Takes a Bath. Kids Can Press, 1999.
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The Serpent Bride: Stories From Medieval Danish Ballads. Thistledown, 1998.
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Torrie and the Dragon. Roussan, 1997.
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| AWARDS: |
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| Ann Connor Brimer Award for Nightwalker, 2008
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| Shortlist: Snow Willow Awards for Nightwalker, 2008
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| Shortlist: Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award for Torrie and the Snake-Prince, 2008-9
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| VOYA's Year's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror list for Nightwalker, 2007
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| Shortlisted, Canadian Association of Children’s Librarians Book of the Year for Children for The Cassandra Virus, 2007
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| Shortlisted, Harvey Darton Award for Quests and Kingdoms, 2006
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| Frances E. Russell Award for Beyond Window-Dressing: Canadian Children's Fantasy at the Millennium, 2004
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| Ontario Library Association Best Bets Top Ten List for Torrie and the Firebird, 2006
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| Starred selection in Our Choice Guide , Canadian Children's Book Centre for Torrie and the Pirate-Queen, 2006
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| Nominated title, Diamond Willow for Torrie and the Pirate-Queen, 2006
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| Nominated title, Silver Birch for Torrie and the Pirate-Queen, 2006
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| Canadian Authors' Association Lilla Stirling Award for Torrie and the Pirate-Queen, 2006
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| New Brunswick Lieutenant-Governor's Early Childhood Literacy Award for Pippin and the Bones, 2000
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