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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)	Biblio.com
	1988 What in the World is Going On? (guide)	Biblio.com
	1995 Between Families and the Sky (novel)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1998 Man of Bone (novel)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2000 Burridge Unbound (novel)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2001 Losing It (novel)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2002 The Secret Life of Owen Skye (children)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2004 After Sylvia (children)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2003 The Sojourn (novel)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2006 The Famished Lover (novel)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2008 Dear Sylvia (children)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
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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

Added 05 May 2009.
Updated 02 July 2010.