Gary Strong Curriculum Center - College of Education, Health and Human Sciences: Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People is awarded annually to reward excellence in the writing of an outstanding work of historical fiction for young readers, by a Canadian author, published in the previous calendar year.

The award winner is decided by a jury selected by the Canadian Children's Book Centre.  All books written by Canadian citizens or landed immigrants are eligible for consideration.

Born on January 27, 1938, Geoffrey Bilson was an avid reader from an early age, and began to write while quite young.  His published historical novels for children include Death Over Montreal and Goodbye Sarah.  He also published several books for adults.  Before his sudden death in 1987, Geoffrey Bilson taught as a professor of history at the University of Saskatchewan.  The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People was created in his honour in 1988.

~from the Canadian Children's Book Centre website.  http://www.bookcentre.ca/awards/geoffrey_bilson_award_historical_fiction_young_people