Gayle Friesen (born September 18, 1960) is a Canadian author of young adult novels. She was raised in Chilliwack, British Columbia. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia.Jenkinson, Dave, 1998, Gayle Friesen , CM Magazine. She is married with two children.
Friesen's first novel Janey's Girl (1998) was critically acclaimed, winning the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book Award and the Red Maple Reading Award. It was also nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award. She has written four other novels for young adults.Gayle Friesen , Stellar Award.
Awards and honours Two of Friesen's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Janey’s Girl (1999) and The Isabel Factor (2006). +Awards for Friesen's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.1998Janey's Girl Governor General's Award for English-Language Children's LiteratureFinalist1999Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book AwardWinnerForest of Reading Red Maple Award for FictionWinnerNational Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book AwardWinner2001Manitoba Young Readers Choice AwardNomineeRed Cedar Book AwardWinnerMen of StoneForest of Reading Red Maple Award for FictionFinalistSheila A. Egoff Children's Literature PrizeFinalist2002Manitoba Young Readers Choice AwardNominee2003Losing ForeverForest of Reading Red Maple Award for FictionWinnerSheila A. Egoff Children's Literature PrizeFinalist2004Manitoba Young Readers Choice AwardNominee2007Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for FictionFinalist2008For NowSheila A. Egoff Children's Literature PrizeFinalist
Publications Janey's Girl (1998) Men of Stone (2000) Losing Forever (2002) The Isabel Factor (2005) For Now (2007) The Valley (2008)
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