Don Aker
BIO
Biography

Don Aker began writing in 1988 after taking a course for language arts teachers at the Martha's Vineyard Summer Writing Workshops in Massachusetts, where educators were encouraged to write along with their students. His first short story, "The Invitation," was anthologized three times, won the 1989 Atlantic Writing Competition, and received a $10,000 grant from Telefilm Canada to assist him in adapting it to a feature-length screenplay. Since then, he has published more than 20 books and numerous short stories and articles, garnering a dozen awards and a host of other honours. In addition, he has consulted on several projects for publishers of educational materials, conducted a variety of workshops on teaching and writing, and given presentations across Canada and as far afield as Vietnam.

ADDRESS
City: Halifax, Province/Territory: Nova Scotia
EMAIL
GENRE
Young Adult
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Ontario Library Association White Pine Honour Book Award
Publication
Delusion Road
Year
2016
Name
Ontario Library Association White Pine Honour Book Award
Publication
The Space Between
Year
2008
Name
Canadian Authors' Association Lilla Stirling Award
Publication
One on One
Year
2008
Name
Ontario Library Association White Pine Award
Publication
The First Stone
Year
2004
Name
Ann Connor Brimer Award
Publication
The First Stone
Year
2004
Name
The Toronto Star's National Short Story Contest Third Prize
Publication
"Everything Gets Dead"
Year
2002
Name
Ann Connor Brimer Award
Publication
Of Things Not Seen
Year
1996
Name
Canadian Authors' Association Lilla Stirling Award
Publication
Of Things Not Seen
Year
1996
Name
Dandelion Magazine's Short Fiction Competition Third Prize
Publication
"Scars"
Year
1991
Name
Canadian Living Magazine's National Literary Competition First Prize for Short Fiction
Publication
"The Test"
Year
1990
Name
Atlantic Writing Competition First Prize for Short Nonfiction
Publication
"V-Day: Anatomy of a Surgery"
Year
1990
Name
Atlantic Writing Competition First Prize for Short Fiction
Publication
"The Invitation"
Year
1989
LINKS
Links
Don Aker Publications Inc.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Programs & Interests
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