Vermont College of Fine Arts

Martine Leavitt

Martine Leavitt has a Honors BA in English from the University of Calgary and an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has written seven novels for young adults, including Tom Finder, winner of the Mr. Christie Award, Heck Superhero, a finalist for the Governor General’s Award, and Keturah and Lord Death, a finalist for the National Book Award. Her eighth novel, My Book of Life by Angel, will be out in the fall of 2012.  Her novels have been published in Japan, Korea, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands. She is a mother of seven and a grandmother of twelve—all of whom are critically acclaimed.