Kevin Major

Kevin Major lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland, where he is a full time writer. His first novel, Hold Fast, received three major Canadian book awards, was named to the Hans Christian Andersen List, and was chosen a Best Book of 1980 by School Library Journal. His second novel, Far from Shore, was the winner of the Canadian Young Adult Book Award and was chosen as Best Book of 1981 by School Library Journal. In addition, he is the author of Thirty-Six Exposures, Dear Bruce Springsteen, and Blood Red Ochre which was a runner up for the Book of the Year for Children Award presented by the Canadian Library Association.