Liselle Sambury is a Trinidadian Canadian writer of young adult fantasy literature,[1] whose debut novel Blood Like Magic was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature at the 2021 Governor General's Awards.[2]
A native of Toronto, Ontario, Sambury majored in Linguistics and also took creative writing courses at Queen's University.[3] Blood Like Magic was published in 2021 by Simon & Schuster.[4] She currently resides in Timmins, a city which she has incorporated as a setting in her novel Delicious Monsters.[5]
She has also been a two-time nominee for the Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, receiving nominations in 2022 for Blood Like Magic,[6] and in 2024 for Delicious Monsters.[7]
References
edit- ^ Lacy Baugher, "Liselle Sambury gives us an in-depth look at the world of Blood Like Magic". FanSided, June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Ivan Coyote, David A. Robertson & Julie Flett among finalists for $25K Governor General's Literary Awards". CBC Books, October 14, 2021.
- ^ Nathan Gallagher, "Queen’s Creative Writing alum Liselle Sambury talks debut novel 'Blood Like Magic'". The Queen's Journal, April 8, 2021.
- ^ Sarah Raughley, "Blood Like Magic, by Liselle Sambury". Quill & Quire, June 2021.
- ^ "Liselle Sambury explores difficult mother-daughter relationships in her spooky YA novel Delicious Monsters". The Next Chapter, August 4, 2023.
- ^ "David A. Robertson, Xiran Jay Zhao & Christian Allaire among finalists for top Canadian children's book awards". CBC Books, September 12, 2022.
- ^ Natalie Vilkoff, "Jack Wong, Sydney Smith and Liselle Sambury among finalists for top Canadian children's book awards". CBC Books, October 8, 2024.
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