Kyo Maclear

KyoMaclearis an essayist,novelist and author of children's books. Her books have been translated into 15 languages, won aGovernor General's Literary Awardand been nominated for the TD CanadianChildren's Literature Award, among others. Her memoirBirds Art Lifewas a finalist for the 2017 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction and won the 2018 Trillium Book Award.

Her acclaimed children's novels include Bloom, The Lisztsand Virginia, Wolf, which won the Governor General's Awardfor children's literature illustration in 2012.

• 100writers in Canada you need to know
• How becoming a birdwatcher made Kyo Maclear more creative
• What keeps Kyo Maclear from loitering at the edge of writing
• Kyo Maclear's favourite books of 2018: Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot & Floating City by Kerri Sakamoto

Books by KyoMaclear

Interviews with Kyo Maclear

Kyo Maclear finds humanity in watching birds

7 years ago

Duration 0:55

Kyo Maclear finds humanity in watching birds