Katherine holubitsky biography

PERSONAL: Surname is pronounced Hall-oo-bit-skee; born June 25, 1955, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; daughter of F. Donald (an aeronautical drafter) and Marion B.

(a teacher; maiden name, Buchanan) James; married Jeffrey M. Holubitsky (a journalist and newspaper editor), March 20, 1976; children: Maxwell James, Paul Jeffrey. Education: Attended Simon Fraser University, 1973–75; Grant MacEwan College, graduated, 1992.

ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, Orca Book Publishers, Box 5626, Station B, Victoria, British Columbia V8R 6S4, Canada.

CAREER: Edmonton Public School Board, Edmonton, Alberta, library technician, 1992–.

MEMBER: Young Alberta Book Society.

AWARDS, HONORS: Pick of the Lists designation, American Booksellers Association, and Young Adult Book of the Year, Canadian Library Association (CLA), both 1999, and Best Books for Young Adults designation, American Library Association, Books for the Teen Age citation, New York Public Lib