Joan Marie Galat
Joan Marie Galat is an internationally commended author in Alberta, Canada. She has more than 20 books for children and adults, including a Canadian national bestseller and translations from English into Korean, Chinese, Italian, Romanian, and Polish.[1]. Galat’s topics reflect her captivation with science, the outdoors, and night sky [2]. As well as astronomy, light pollution, and mythology, her books explore ecology, nature, wildlife, history, cultures, travel, social justice, and other topics. She writes both fiction and nonfiction, often with a focus on topics relating to STEM and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math)[3]. She has written hundreds of articles for newspapers and magazines, and worked as a magazine editor, radio announcer, and park naturalist [4]. A frequent public speaker, Galat has presented across Canada and toured internationally [5] including a 2016 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) event in Seoul, South Korea[6]. Galat promotes literacy, science, dark skies, and appreciation for the environment, and incorporates performance arts into her literacy presentations through storytelling, juggling, and stiltwalking [7].
Books by Galat include the Dot to Dot in the Sky series, which partners astronomy with the stories ancient cultures told to explain stars, planets, auroras, and other night sky phenomena [8]. Her titles also include Absolute Expert: Space, Solve This! Wild and Wacky Challenges for the Genius Engineer in You, Cats, and Erupt! (National Geographic Kids); Dark Matters: Nature’s Reaction to Light Pollution (Red Deer Press) [9]; Branching Out: How Trees are part of Our World (Owlkids); Stars, Dr. Bufflehead Explores Energy, Dr. Bufflehead Explores Dirt (Scholastic), Black Holes and Supernovas (Capstone Press), Day Trips From Edmonton (Whitecap Books) and The Discovery of Longitude and Give Yourself a Pep Talk (Pelican Publishing) [10].
Galat’s writing career began at the age of 12 when she was hired to write a weekly newspaper column [11]. The recipient of numerous awards, Galat’s recognition includes the R. Ross Annett Award for Children’s Literature (twice)[12], the Santa Monica Public Library Green Prize for Sustainable Literature [13], a Crystal Kite Award [14], and the Martha Weston Grant [15], awarded annually to one worldwide member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) [16].
Galat established MoonDot Media, a communications business, which provides corporate training, along with writing and editing services in print, broadcast, and multimedia [17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Author Profile: Joan Marie Galat – Canadian Children's Book Week". Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "Joan Marie Galat | Speakers Bureau and Booking Agent Info". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "Member Profile". The Writers' Union of Canada. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "IBBY Canada". Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "Joan Marie Galat Archives". Canada Down Under. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ Government of Canada, Global Affairs Canada. "News and Events". www.canadainternational.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "About". MoonDot Media. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "Joan Marie Galat". www.whitecap.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ The Dark Night, retrieved 2020-10-28
- ↑ Plamondon, Jennifer. "Joan Marie Galat". Young Alberta Book Society. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ Plamondon, Jennifer. "Joan Marie Galat". Young Alberta Book Society. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature Archives". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "Member Profile". The Writers' Union of Canada. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "SCBWI | Speaker Profile". Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "SCBWI | Martha Weston Grant Recipients". Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "Biography | JoanMarieGalat". www.joangalat.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "MoonDot Media". MoonDot Media. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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