# Duncan Weller

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**Duncan Weller** is a Canadian writer and visual artist known for his children's picture books. Weller won a [Governor General's Award](/source/Governor_General's_Awards) and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, for his picture book *[The Boy from the Sun](/source/The_Boy_from_the_Sun)*.

## Early life and education

Weller was born in [Lennoxville, Quebec](/source/Lennoxville,_Quebec) and grew up in [Thunder Bay](/source/Thunder_Bay).[1] He attended [Lakehead University](/source/Lakehead_University), fine art and obtaining an HBA in English literature.[1]

## Career

In 2008 Weller won the 2007 [Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration](/source/Governor_General's_Award_for_English-language_children's_illustration) for his book *The Boy from the Sun*.[1] The same book also won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, awarded by the [Ontario Arts Foundation](/source/Ontario_Arts_Foundation).[2]

In 2013 Weller self-published three hardcover children's picture books, *The Love Ant*, *Big Electric Cat* and *The Ugg and the Drip*. More recent books are: *Hardball and Riley: The Ultimate Package* (a collection of comics), *The Chameleon Snake* (a children's picture book), and a novel, *We Play You*.

He is a painter as well as a writer.[1]

## References

1. ["Winners of the 2007 Governor General's Literary Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110609002359/http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/ggla/2007/yg128400550699495812.htm). *canadacouncil.ca*. 20 November 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/ggla/2007/yg128400550699495812.htm) on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

1. ["Ontario Arts Foundation / Fondation des Arts l'Ontario"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140425054905/http://www.ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca/news/26). *ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca*. 1 July 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca/news/26) on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

## External links

- [Official website](http://duncanweller.com)

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