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Photo credit
C. Paul
Krista Johansen
BIO
Biography

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 also writes as Kris Jamison. Drop by her website at www.kvj.ca .

ADDRESS
City: , Province/Territory: New Brunswick
EMAIL
GENRE
Fantasy, science fiction, children's fiction, YA fiction, non-fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Love/Rock/Compost (writing as Kris Jamison)
Publisher
Sybertooth
Year
2020
Title
The Last Road
Publisher
Pyr
Year
2019
Title
Gods of Nabban
Publisher
Pyr
Year
2016
Title
The Lady: Marakand Part Two
Publisher
Pyr
Year
Dec. 2014
Title
The Leopard: Marakand Part One
Publisher
Pyr
Year
June 2014
Title
Blackdog
Publisher
Pyr
Year
2011
Title
The Black Box
Publisher
Sybertooth
Year
2011
Title
The Shadow Road
Publisher
Orca
Year
2010
Title
Torrie and the Dragonslayers
Publisher
Sybertooth
Year
2009
Title
Warden of Greyrock
Publisher
Orca
Year
2009
Title
The Storyteller and Other Tales
Publisher
Sybertooth
Year
2008
Title
Treason in Eswy
Publisher
Orca
Year
2008
Title
The Drone War
Publisher
Sybertooth
Year
2007
Title
Nightwalker
Publisher
Orca
Year
2007
Title
Torrie and the Snake-Prince
Publisher
Annick
Year
2007
Title
Beyond Window-Dressing: Canadian Children’s Fantasy at the Millennium
Publisher
Sybertooth
Year
2007
Title
Torrie and the Firebird
Publisher
Annick
Year
2006
Title
The Cassandra Virus
Publisher
Orca
Year
2006
Title
Torrie and the Pirate-Queen
Publisher
Annick
Year
2005
Title
Quests and Kingdoms: A Grown-Up’s Guide to Children’s Fantasy Literature
Publisher
Sybertooth
Year
2005
Title
Pippin and Pudding
Publisher
Kids Can
Year
2001
Title
Pippin and the Bones
Publisher
Kids Can
Year
2000
Title
Pippin Takes a Bath
Publisher
Kids Can
Year
1999
Title
The Serpent Bride: Stories from Medieval Danish Ballads
Publisher
Thistledown Press
Year
1998
Title
Torrie and the Dragon
Publisher
Roussan
Year
1997
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Ann Connor Brimer Award
Publication
Nightwalker
Year
2008
Name
Lilla Stirling Award
Publication
Torrie and the Pirate-Queen
Year
2006
Name
New Brunswick Lieutenant-Governor’s Early Childhood Literacy Award (now the Dr. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell Early Childhood Literacy Awards)
Publication
Pippin and Mabel series
Year
2000
LINKS
Links
Official website
Writing as Kris Jamison
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
Any
Presentation Length
Half hour to one hour
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Reading, Q&A; can be tailored to specific audience.

Presentation Fee(s)
TWUC rates, plus travel.
Workshop details
Workshop Description
Workshop description

Please contact to discuss.

Programs & Interests
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