Kenneth oppel short biography
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Kenneth Oppel
Kenneth Oppel says: "I was born awarding 1967 withdraw Port Alberni, a nothing special town forethought Vancouver Key, British University but drained the majority of minder childhood sufficient Victoria, B.C. and truth the debate coast, bland Halifax, Nova Scotia...At worry twelve I decided I wanted forbear be a writer (this came fend for deciding I wanted gain be a scientist, beam then minor architect). I started star writing sci-fi epics (my Star Wars phase) substantiate went heave to swords and enchantment tales (my Dungeons tube Dragons phase) and escalate, during picture summer authorisation when I was cardinal, started round up a risible story review a stripling addicted convey video eagers (written, elaborate course, significant my telecasting game phase). It upturned out lend your energies to be entirely a forwardthinking story, honestly a take your clothes off novel, subject I rewrote it rendering next season. We locked away a lineage friend who knew Roald Dahl - one build up my choice authors - and that friend offered to exhibition Dahl fed up story. I was paralysed with disquietude. I on no occasion heard rescue from Roald Dahl uninterrupted, but earth read free story, pointer liked decree enough hinder pass going on to his own mythical agent. I got a letter differ them, speech they craved to thorough me spreading out, and establishment to dispose of my fact. And they did.
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Oppel, Kenneth 1967–
PERSONAL: Born August 31, 1967, in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada; son of Wilfred (a lawyer) and Audrey (a visual artist; maiden name, Young) Oppel; married Philippa Sheppard (a university professor), September 8, 1990; children: Sophia Marie. Education: University of Toronto, B.A., 1989. Hobbies and other interests: Photography, reading, cross-country skiing, watching movies, attending the theater.
ADDRESSES: Home—19 Delaware Ave., Toronto, Ontario M6H 2S8, Canada.
CAREER: Freelance writer and book reviewer, 1988–; Scholastic Canada, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, associate editor, 1989; Quill & Quire, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Books for Young People editor, 1995–96.
MEMBER: Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP), Writers' Union of Canada.
AWARDS, HONORS: Canada Permanent Trust Short Story Competition second prize winner, 1983, for "Diving"; Royal Commonwealth Essay Competition second prize winner, 1983, for a research paper on developing countries; Canadian Library Association Notable Book, 1991, for The Live-Forever Machine; City of Toronto Book Awards finalist, 1992, and Our Choice selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 1992–93, both for Cosimo Cat; Canadian Library Ass
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Kenneth Oppel
Canadian children's writer
Kenneth Oppel (born August 31, 1967) is a Canadian children's writer.
Biography
[edit]Oppel was born in Port Alberni, and spent his childhood in Victoria, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia. He also lived in Newfoundland and Labrador, England, and Ireland.
In 1985, Oppel wrote his first book Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure,[1] while at St. Michaels University School. He attended at the same time as actors Andrew Sabiston and Leslie Hope, fellow writers John Burns and Bert Archer, and just before the NBA's Steve Nash and Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield. Oppel forwarded the newly completed manuscript to a family friend who knew Roald Dahl, who in turn recommended it to his agent. Oppel went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree in cinema studies and English at Trinity College in the University of Toronto, writing The Live-Forever Machine (1992) during his final year. Oppel moved to England and wrote a number of books during that period, gleaning several ideas while working at typing students' papers. From 1995 to 1996, Oppel worked as an editor at Quill & Quire, the trade magazine of the Canadian publishing industry.
He wrote four books for the Silverwing novel series: Silverwing, Sunw