Photo Credit:
Photo credit
Bell Ancell
Kim Spencer
BIO
Biography

Kim Spencer graduated from the Writers Studio at Simon Fraser University, where she focused on creative nonfiction. 

Kim’s debut novel Weird Rules to Follow received a Kirkus-starred review. It was named a USBBY 2023 Outstanding International Book and a Bank Street College of Education Children's Book Committee Best Children's Books of the Year. It also won the IODE Violet Downey Book Award, the Jean Little First Novel Award, the Geoffrey Bilson Historical Fiction Award, the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, and the Pacific Northwest Book Award. It was also a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award.

Kim is from the Gitxaala Nation in northwest BC and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

ADDRESS
City: Vancouver, Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
GENRE
Middle-Grade
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Weird Rules To Follow
Publisher
Orca Book
Year
2022
AWARDS
Awards
Name
PNBA Book Award
Publication
Weird Rules To Follow
Year
2024
Name
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
Publication
Weird Rules To Follow
Year
2023
Name
IODE Violet Downey Book Award
Publication
Weird Rules To Follow
Year
2023
Name
Jean Little First-Novel Award
Publication
Weird Rules To Follow
Year
2023
Name
TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award
Publication
Weird Rules To Follow
Year
2023
LINKS
Links
My Website
Orca Book Publishers
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Presentation Genre
Middlegrade
Presentation Length
One hour
EQUITY INITIATIVE
As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
Members who identify as:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
Yes