Constance Horne (1927-) Biography - Writings, Sidelights - Personal, Career, Member, Honors Awards
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Born 1927, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Education: Graduated from United College, 1948.
Teacher of high school-level Canadian history in Manitoba and British Columbia, c. late 1940s-early 1950s; writer.
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers, Writers' Union of Canada, Children's Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia, Federation of British Columbia Writers.
Shortlist, Sheila Egoff Award, for Emily Carr's Woo; shortlist, Geoffrey Bilson Award, for Nykola and Granny and Trapped by Coal.
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Constance Horne has long had an interest in history. Before becoming a stay-at-home mom, Horne taught Canadian history in Manitoba and British Columbia schools. Then, when her youngest child began kindergarten, Horne began teaching her favorite subject in a new way, by writing historical fiction for children. The Accidental Orphan begins in late-nineteenth-century England, where an eleven-year-old…
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