Edeet Ravel

Edeet Ravel is an Israeli-Canadian novelist who lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Background
Edeet Ravel is a Canadian-Israeli writer who was born in 1955 in Sasa, an Israeli kibbutz near the Lebanese border. Her family relocated to Montreal when she was seven. At age 18 she returned to Israel to attend Hebrew University where she received a B.A. and M.A. in English Literature. She returned to Montreal to complete an M.A. and Ph.D in Jewish Studies at McGill University and a Masters in Creative Writing at Concordia University. She subsequently taught at McGill, Concordia and John Abbott College.

Awards

 * Norma Epstein National Fiction Award (Lovers A Midrash)
 * Governor General's Award Finalist (Ten Thousand Lovers)
 * Koret Jewish Book Award Finalist (Ten Thousand Lovers)
 * Quebec Writers Federation Award Finalist (Ten Thousand Lovers)
 * Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction (Look For Me)
 * Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalist (A Wall of Light)
 * Canada & The Caribbean Commonwealth Writers' Prize Finalist (A Wall of Light)
 * Canadian Jewish Book Award (A Wall of Light)
 * J.I. Segal Award (A Wall of Light)
 * Canadian Children's Bookclub Choice (Pauline Series, The Saver)
 * 2012 Popular Paperback for Young Adults, ALA (Held)
 * Best Bets List, Ontario Library Association (Held)
 * YA Top Forty Fiction Titles, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (Held)
 * Best Books for Kids & Teens 2012, Canadian Children's Book Centre (Held)
 * Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist (Held)
 * Young Adult Book of the Year finalist, Canadian Library Association (Held)
 * Arthur Ellis Award finalist (Held)
 * John Spray Mystery Award finalist (Held)
 * Snow Willow Award 2012 (Held)
 * Evergreen Award nominee 2014 (The Cat)
 * Canadian Jewish Literary Award (A Boy Is Not a Bird)
 * Silver Birch Award finalist (A Boy Is Not a Bird)
 * Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature finalist (A Boy Is Not a Bird)
 * Junior Library Guild Book Club Selection (A Boy Is Not a Bird)
 * AJL Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Book (A Boy Is Not a Ghost)
 * Governor General's Award Finalist (A Boy Is Not a Ghost)