Kyo Maclear
Kyo Maclear is a Canadian novelist and children's author.
Maclear was born in London, England and moved to Toronto, Canada at a young age. Her father is journalist and documentary filmmaker Michael Maclear and her mother is Japanese artist and gallerist Yoko Maclear. She studied fine art and art history at the University of Toronto, completed a Master of Arts in cultural studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in 1996, and obtained a doctorate in environmental humanities and education at York University in 2018.
Awards and honors
Three of Maclear's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Bloom, Operatic, and It Began with a Page ''.Four of her books have been included on lists of the best books of the year. In 2016, Shelf Awareness included The Liszts on their list of the best picture books of the year. In 2019, Kirkus Reviews and the Chicago Public Library named It Began with a Page one of the best books of the year. Booklist included it on their 2020 "Top 10 Biographies for Youth" and "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth" lists. In 2019, Booklist included Operatic on their "Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth" and "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth" lists. In 2021, The Horn Book Magazine and Publishers Weekly named The Big Bath House one of the best picture books of the year.
Kumo the Bashful Cloud, illustrated by Nathalie Dion, won the 2023 Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration.
In 2023, she was the winner of the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, a career achievement award for her body of work.
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Birds Art Life | Trillium Book Award | Winner | ' |
| 2008 | ' | Amazon.ca First Novel Award | Finalist | |
| 2017 | Birds Art Life | Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction | Shortlist | |
| 2019 | Bloom | Amelia Bloomer Book List | Selection | |
| 2019 | It Began With a Page | Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth | Selection | |
| 2019 | Operatic | Cybils Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Graphic Novel | Finalist | |
| 2020 | It Began With a Page | ALSC Notable Children's Books | Selection | |
| 2020 | It Began With a Page | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award | Honor | |
| 2020 | Operatic | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award | Finalist | |
| 2021 | It Began with a Page | Rise: A Feminist Book Project | Top 10 | |
| 2022 | ALSC Notable Children's Books | Selection | ||
| 2023 | Unearthing'' | Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction | Winner |
Novels
The Letter Opener ''''Stray Love ''''Nonfiction
Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation ''''- ''Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets''
Children's literature
Spork 'Virginia Wolf 'Mr. Flux ''''Julia Child The Good Little Book- The Specific Ocean The Liszts The Wish Tree The Fog Yak and Dove BLOOM: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli Flo
- Operatic It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way Story Boat The Big Bath House Hello, Rain!
- If You Were A City
- ''Kumo: The Bashful Cloud''