Jack Wong is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books.Yuan Wang, "Halifax illustrator Jack Wong’s debut book invites readers for a plunge in nature". The Signal, November 15, 2023. He is most noted as a winner of the Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration at the 2023 Governor General's Awards for When You Can Swim,"Anuja Varghese wins Governor General's literary award for fiction". Toronto Star, November 8, 2023. and the Ann Connor Brimer Award at the 2024 Atlantic Book Awards for The Words We Share.Cassandra Drudi, "Michelle Porter, Jack Wong among Atlantic Book Award winners". Quill & Quire, June 6, 2024.
Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, he moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2010 to attend NSCAD University after deciding to abandon his career in engineering to study art.Inderjit Deogun, "Jack Wong’s debut is a poetic ode to the natural world". Quill & Quire, June 2023.
Works When You Can Swim - 2023 The Words We Share - 2023 All That Grows - 2024
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.2023Governor General's AwardsEnglish-language Children's Illustration When You Can SwimWinner2024Atlantic Book AwardsAnn Conner Brimer AwardThe Words We ShareWinnerForest of ReadingBlue Spruce AwardFinalist
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