Lynne Kositsky (1947‒) was born in Montreal, Quebec. Growing up in London, England, Lynne eventually became a teacher and continued to teach on various levels until she left the profession to pursue writing full time. Kositsky has since published thirteen children’s and young adult fiction books as well as one literary criticism titled On the Date, Sources and Design of Shakespeare’s The Tempest which was published in 2013. Her first novel was published in 1998, titled Candles; she then published Rebecca’s Flame in 1999, A Question of Will was published in 2000, followed by A Mighty Big Imagination in 2001. Kotisky continued writing, and went on to publish many more titles, including The Maybe House (2002), The Certificate of Freedom (2003), An Elephant Tree Christmas (2004), The Thought of High Windows (2004), Claire by Moonlight (2005), Minerva’s Voyage (2009), Our Canadian Girl (2010), Rachel (2010), The Plagues of Konar (2014), and With Fearful Bravery (2014). Kositsky’s work has been nominated for and awarded several recognitions and awards, including the E. J. Pratt Medal in poetry and an international White Raven Award. Kositsky lives in the Niagara region of Ontario.
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