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**Erin Bow** (*[née](/source/Birth_name)* Noteboom; born April 1, 1972) is an American-born Canadian author. Among other awards and honors, she won the 2011 [TD Canadian Children's Literature Award](/source/TD_Canadian_Children's_Literature_Award) for *[Plain Kate](/source/Plain_Kate)*, the 2014 [Monica Hughes Award](/source/Monica_Hughes_Award) for *Sorrow's Knot,* the 2016 [Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award](/source/Canadian_Library_Association_Book_of_the_Year_for_Children_Award) for *The Scorpion Rules,* and a 2019 [Governor General's Award](/source/Governor_General's_Award) for *Stand on the Sky*.

## Early life and education

Erin Noteboom was born in [Des Moines](/source/Des_Moines), Iowa, and raised in [Omaha](/source/Omaha), Nebraska.[2] She had one sibling, a younger sister named Wendy.[3] As a child, she was interested in science, writing, and exploring the woods.[2][4] In her eighth grade year, Noteboom moved from a suburb in Des Moines to a suburb in Omaha. She then attended [Mercy High School](/source/Mercy_High_School_(Omaha,_Nebraska)) and graduated in 1990. In high school, she founded the math club and was the captain of the debate team.[1]

She graduated from [Creighton University](/source/Creighton_University), where she studied physics as a major and writing as a minor.[1] Noteboom chose physics because she believed that it was "easier to become a self-taught writer rather than a self-taught physicist."[4]

After her undergraduate, Noteboom attended a doctoral program in [particle physics](/source/Particle_physics) in [Twin Cities](/source/Twin_Cities), Minnesota.[1][5] As part of her research, she worked a summer student at the European Organization for Nuclear Research ([CERN](/source/CERN)) near [Geneva](/source/Geneva), Switzerland.[6] During graduate school, Noteboom was diagnosed with a brain tumor.[7] Though doctors initially thought the tumor was fatal, it was ultimately found to be a removable [glioma](/source/Glioma).[1] This diagnosis contributed to a change of priorities for Noteboom, leading her to drop out of graduate school and return full-time to poetry.[7]

## Career

Bow wrote [poetry](/source/Poetry) and a [memoir](/source/Memoir) before focusing on writing young adult works. During this time, she worked various jobs but all related to her passion as a writer. She was the poetry editor for the *New Quarterly* and organised writing workshops in Kitchener, Ontario.[7][8] She also worked as a part-time writer at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics,[3] and participated in the Vancouver Writers Fest Writer-in-Residence program at Rossland Summit School.[9]

As part of St. Jerome University's Reading Series, Bow gave a talk on the intersection between science and literature.[10]

### Writing influences and themes

Bow's novels typically depict young adults in a [science fiction](/source/Science_fiction) and [fantasy](/source/Fantasy) setting.[11] She has written a defense of young adult fantasy, arguing that fantasy books help young adults to fall in love with reading.[12] Bow also likes to write about unsolvable questions.[13]

She takes inspiration from places, such as the [prairies](/source/Prairies) she grew up on, [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan),[14] and the [Black Hills](/source/Black_Hills) in [South Dakota](/source/South_Dakota).[3] Bow also draws influence from [Lakota](/source/Lakota_people)[3] and [Russian folklore](/source/Russian_folklore).[11][15] Bow's characters rarely have a default race or sexual orientation.[5] Her themes generally cover the concepts of acting on faith,[16] doing what is right, and being human.[17][18][19]

## Awards and honors

Four of Bow's books are [Junior Library Guild](/source/Junior_Library_Guild) selections: *Plain Kate* (2010),[20] *The Scorpion Rules* (2015),[21] *Stand on the Sky* (2019),[22] and *Simon Sort of Says* (2023).[23]

Bow's works have landed on multiple "best-of" lists. In 2010, *[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)* named *Plain Kate* one of the best books of the year.[24][better source needed] [Young Adult Library Services Association](/source/Young_Adult_Library_Services_Association) included it on their 2011 list of [Best Fiction for Young Adults](/source/Best_Fiction_for_Young_Adults).[25][26] In 2013, *Kirkus Reviews* and *[Quill & Quire](/source/Quill_%26_Quire)* named *Sorrow's Know* one of the best books of the year.[27][28] In 2015, [Chapters](/source/Chapters_(bookstore)) and *Kirkus Reviews* named *The Scorpion Rules* one of the best books of the year.[29][30] In 2023, *Kirkus Reviews* named *Simon Sort of Says* one of the best middle grade books of the year.[31]

Awards for Bow's writing Year Title Award Result Ref. 2001 Ghost Maps: Poems for Carl Hruska CBC Canadian Literary Award [32] 2003 Kitchener Waterloo Arts Award – Literary Award [33] 2004 Acorn-Plantos Award for Peoples Poetry, Ontario Poetry Society [34][35] Pat Lowther Memorial Award [8] 2010 Plain Kate Cybils Award for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction [36] 2011 Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award [37] CBC Reader's Choice Award [24] Sunburst Award for Young Adult Work [38] TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for English Language [39][40][41] 2014 Sorrow's Knot CBC Reader's Choice Award [42] Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy [43] Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award [44][45] Sunburst Award for Young Adult Work [46] 2016 The Scorpion Rules Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Young Adults Award [19][47] 2017 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award [48] 2019 Stand on the Sky Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature [49] 2023 Simon Sort of Says National Book Award for Young People's Literature [50] Newbery Medal [51] Schneider Family Book Award for Middle-Grade [52]

## Personal life

In 1997, Noteboom moved to [Canada](/source/Canada).[7] There, she married fellow author and Canadian James Bow.[2]

In 2005, her younger sister, a painter named Wendy Ewell, drowned.[3][11]

Bow lives with her husband, two children, and two pets in [Kitchener, Ontario](/source/Kitchener,_Ontario), Canada.[3] She writes in a modified backyard shed[6][13] and enjoys cooking.[2]

## Works

### Fiction

#### Standalone novels

- *Plain Kate*. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-16664-5.[a][11][53][54][55]
- *Sorrow's Knot*. Arthur A. Levine Books. 2013. ISBN 978-0-545-16666-9.[56]
- *Stand on the Sky*. Boston; New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2019. ISBN 978-1-328-63007-0.[57]
- *Simon Sort of Says*. Los Angeles; New York: Disney-Hyperion. 2023. ISBN 978-1-368-08285-3.[58]

#### Prisoners of Peace series

*Prisoners of Peace* is a book series set in a future [dystopia](/source/Dystopia) on the prairies of [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan).[14] Children of rulers are hostages to be killed if their country goes to war. The hostages are kept together in a school and must obey the governing [AIs](/source/Artificial_intelligence) who manage it.

- *The Scorpion Rules*. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books. 2015. ISBN 978-1-4814-4271-8. [OCLC 915751997](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/915751997)[18][59][60]
- *The Swan Riders*. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books. 2016. ISBN 978-1-4814-4274-9. [OCLC 939706936](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/939706936)

### Short fiction

Collaborating with her husband James Bow, Erin Bow published a short piece of fiction titled "A Stone of the Heart" in 2001. "A Stone of the Heart" was published in *Missing Pieces* (2001), a collection of [Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who) stories.

### Poetry

Under her maiden name Erin Noteboom, Bow published two volumes of poetry:

- *Ghost Maps: Poems for Carl Hruska*. Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd. 2003. ISBN 978-0-919-89790-8.
- *Seal Up the Thunder*. Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd. 2005. ISBN 978-1-894-98700-4.
- *A knife so sharp its edge cannot be seen*. Brick Books. 2023. ISBN 978-1-771-31603-3.

Her poetry was also published in other collections, including *[The Malahat Review](/source/The_Malahat_Review)*, *[PRISM International](/source/PRISM_international)*, *[Prairie Fire](/source/Prairie_Fire_(magazine))*,[8] and online in *Rattle*.[61]

### Memoir

- *The Mongoose Diaries*. Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd. 2007. ISBN 978-1-894-98715-8.

### Other

In 2013, Bow wrote *A Defense of Fantasy: Classical Literature v. Modern YA* (2013) for YA Interrobang.[12] She also published short essays for the Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics.[3][1]

## Notes

1. *Plain Kate* was published as *Wood Angel* in the United Kingdom.

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1. ["Kenneth Oppel, Erin Bow and Sydney Smith win Canadian Library Association literary awards"](http://www.cbc.ca/books/2016/04/kenneth-oppel-erin-bow-and-sydney-smith-win-canadian-library-association-literary-awards.html). *[CBC Books](/source/CBC_Books)*. April 15, 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161013223416/http://www.cbc.ca/books/2016/04/kenneth-oppel-erin-bow-and-sydney-smith-win-canadian-library-association-literary-awards.html) October 13, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

1. ["2017 MYRCA Nominees"](http://www.myrca.ca/2017-myrca-nominees/). *Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Awards*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161022085533/http://www.myrca.ca/2017-myrca-nominees/) October 22, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

1. van Koeverden, Jane (October 29, 2019). ["Here are the winners of the 2019 Governor General's Literary Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191029142321/https://www.cbc.ca/books/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2019-governor-general-s-literary-awards-1.5335565). *[CBC Books](/source/CBC_Books)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.cbc.ca/books/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2019-governor-general-s-literary-awards-1.5335565) on October 29, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

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1. ["Kitchener author Erin Bow wins major American children's literature award"](https://www.cbc.ca/books/kitchener-author-erin-bow-wins-major-american-children-s-literature-award-1.7102911). *[CBC Books](/source/CBC_Books)*. 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-07-15.

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1. Quealy-Gainer, Kate (December 2013). ["Sorrow's Knot by Erin Bow (review)"](https://muse.jhu.edu/article/526169/summary). *[Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books](/source/Bulletin_of_the_Center_for_Children's_Books)*. **67** (4): 203–204. [doi:10.1353/bcc.2013.0892](https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2013.0892). [S2CID 142439297](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:142439297). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161022163232/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/526169/summary) October 22, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

1. ["Stand on the Sky by Erin Bow"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781328557469). *[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)*. 2019-01-24. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240715035218/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781328557469) 2024-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-07-15.

1. ["Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781368082853). *[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)*. 2023-01-26. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231226163040/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781368082853) 2023-12-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-07-15.

1. Ozirny, Shannon (November 30, 2015). ["Review: The Scorpion Rules is the craziest and best book you'll read all year"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/incoming/review-the-scorpion-rules-is-the-craziest-and-best-book-youll-read-all-year/article27525735/). *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230405101338/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/incoming/review-the-scorpion-rules-is-the-craziest-and-best-book-youll-read-all-year/article27525735/) April 5, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 24, 2016.

1. Roy, Leila (August 24, 2015). ["Keeping the Peace"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/keeping-peace/#continue_reading_post). *[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161025060335/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/keeping-peace/#continue_reading_post) October 25, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 24, 2016.

1. [""Curie in Love" by Erin Noteboom"](http://www.rattle.com/curie-in-love-by-erin-noteboom/). *Rattle*. Rattle #49, Fall 2015. October 27, 2015. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161022095514/http://www.rattle.com/curie-in-love-by-erin-noteboom/) October 22, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

## External links

- [Personal Website](http://www.erinbow.com)

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