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Alan Cumyn was born in 1960 in Ottawa, Ontario. He earned a B.A. in English and history from Queen's University and an M.A. in creative writing and English literature from the University of Windsor in 1984. Cumyn lives in Ottawa with his wife, author Suzanne Evans.

Books by Alan Cumyn

	1993 Waiting for Li Ming (novel)
	1988 What in the World is Going On? (guide)
	1995 Between Families and the Sky (novel)
	1998 Man of Bone (novel)
	2000 Burridge Unbound (novel)
	2001 Losing It (novel)
	2002 The Secret Life of Owen Skye (children)
	2004 After Sylvia (children)
	2003 The Sojourn (novel)
	2006 The Famished Lover (novel)
	2008 Dear Sylvia (children)
	2011 Tilt (young adult)
	2013 All Night
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Awards

• Giller Prize
  • 2000 – Burridge Unbound – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Awards: Children's Literature
  • 2002 – The Secret Life of Owen Skye – Shortlisted

• Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award: Fiction
  • 2004 – The Secret Life of Owen Skye – Winner

• Red Maple Award
  • 2006 – After Sylvia – Shortlisted

• Silver Birch Award
  • 2009 – Dear Sylvia – Winner

Series

• Owen Skye
  1. The Secret Life of Owen Skye
  2. After Sylvia
  3. Dear Sylvia

Links

• Official site

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Added 05 May 2009.
Updated 10 May 2014.