Kevin Major lives in St. John's, Newfoundland, where he is a
full time writer. His first novel, Hold Fast, received three major Canadian book
awards, was named to the Hans Christian Andersen List, and was chosen a Best
Book of 1980 by School Library Journal. His second novel, Far from Shore, was
the winner of the Canadian Young Adult Book Award and was chosen as Best Book of
1981 by School Library Journal. In addition, he is the author of Thirty-Six
Exposures, Dear Bruce Springsteen, and Blood Red Ochre which was a runner up for
the Book of the Year for Children Award presented by the Canadian Library
Association
