Ann Blades

Ann Blades
Born (1947-11-16) November 16, 1947 (age 76)
Vancouver, Canada
EducationUniversity of British Columbia (1970)
British Columbia Institute of Technology (1974)
Notable awards

Ann Blades (born November 16, 1947)[1] is a Canadian illustrator, writer and educator.

She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She earned a teaching certificate from the University of British Columbia in 1970. In 1974, she graduated in nursing from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Blades taught school in a number of isolated communities in British Columbia.[2][3]

Her first book Mary of Mile 18, published in 1971, received the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award. It was followed by A Boy of Taché in 1973.[2] Mary of Mile 18 was made into a film by the National Film Board of Canada. Her illustrations were included in an exhibition "Canada at Bologna" at the 1990 Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy.[3]

  1. ^ Stott, Jon C. (March 4, 2015). "Ann Blades". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  2. ^ a b "Ann Blades". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  3. ^ a b "Blades, Ann, 1947-". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-16.