Gayle Friesen

Gayle Friesen is a Canadian author of young adult novels. She was raised in Chilliwack, British Columbia. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia. She is married with two children.
Friesen's first novel Janey's Girl was critically acclaimed, winning the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book Award and the Forest of Reading [Red Maple Award|Red Maple Reading Award]. It was also nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award. She has written four other novels for young adults.

Awards and honours

Two of Friesen's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Janey’s Girl and The Isabel Factor.

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
1998	Janey's Girl	Governor General's Award for English-language [children's literature\|Governor General's Award for English-Language Children's Literature]	Finalist
1999	Janey's Girl	Canadian [Library Association Young Adult Book Award]	Winner
1999	Janey's Girl	Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction	Winner
1999	Janey's Girl	National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award	Winner
2001	Janey's Girl	Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award	Nominee
2001	Janey's Girl	Red Cedar Book Award	Winner
2001	Men of Stone	Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction	Finalist
2001	Men of Stone	Sheila A. Egoff [Children's Literature Prize]	Finalist
2002	Men of Stone	Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award	Nominee
2003	Losing Forever	Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction	Winner
2003	Losing Forever	Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize	Finalist
2004	Losing Forever	Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award	Nominee
2007		Forest of Reading Red Maple Award for Fiction	Finalist
2008	For Now	Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize	Finalist