Welwyn Wilton Katz

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Welwyn Wilton Katz was born on 7 June 1948 in London, Ontario, Canada. She studied mathematics and education at the University of Western Ontario, graduating in 1970, and taught mathematics at South Secondary School in London from 1970 to 1977. Around 1979 she left teaching to write full time, after reading J. R. R. Tolkien; her first manuscript, an adult fantasy, went unpublished. Her young adult novels include Witchery Hill (1984), Sun God, Moon Witch (1986), False Face (1987), The Third Magic (1988), Whalesinger (1990), Come Like Shadows (1993), Time Ghost (1995) and Out of the Dark (1996). She also adapted Beowulf (1999). She won the Governor General's Award for The Third Magic in 1988, the Ruth Schwartz Award in 1996 and the Vicky Metcalf Award for her body of work in 1994. She is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada.

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Books

• The Third Magic (1988) · The Third Magic Core Canon

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 1 book
• Award recognitions across all universes: 2 (1 won, 1 finalist mention)

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