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Michelle Barker
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Michelle Barker (born 1964) is a Canadian author, poet, editor, and educator. She writes for young adults, children, and adults, across historical fiction, fantasy, picture books, poetry, and non-fiction. She is a senior editor with the editing collective Darling Axe.[1]
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Early life and education
Barker earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia.[2][3]
Career
Literary work
Barker's young adult novel The House of One Thousand Eyes (2018, Annick Press) was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2018.[4] She followed with My Long List of Impossible Things (2020, Annick Press) and the picture book A Year of Borrowed Men (2015, Pajama Press), which was a finalist for the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.[5] Her earlier works include The Beggar King (2013, Thistledown Press) and the poetry chapbook Old Growth, Clear-Cut: Poems of Haida Gwaii (2012, Leaf Press).[3]
Reception and awards
Barker won the Amy Mathers Teen Book Award in 2019 for The House of One Thousand Eyes.[6]
The House of One Thousand Eyes received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal.[7][8] It was also named to Kirkus Reviews' list of Best Young Adult Books of 2018.[9]
A Year of Borrowed Men drew praise from Quill & Quire for its portrayal of wartime life through a child's perspective,[10] and was a finalist for the 2016 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.[11]
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Other roles
Barker works as a senior editor with the Darling Axe and contributes poetry, short fiction, and non-fiction to literary journals internationally.[3]
Personal life
She lives in Vancouver, Canada, and participates in triathlons when not writing.[2]
Works
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