Fiction for children and young adults

Rex Zero, The Great Pretender, a novel, Groundwood Books, 2009
The Uninivited, a novel, Candlewick Press, 2009
Rex Zero, King of Nothing, a novel, Groundwood Books, 2007
Rex Zero and the End of the World, a novel, Groundwood Books, 2006
A Thief in the House of Memory, a novel, Groundwood Books, 2004
The Boy in the Burning House, a novel, Groundwood Books, 2000
Lord of the Fries, seven short stories, Groundwood Books, 1999
Stephen Fair, a novel, Groundwood Books, 1998
The Maestro, a novel, Groundwood Books, 1995
The Book of Changes, seven short stories, Groundwood Books, 1994
Rosie Backstage, co-authored with Amanda Lewis, Kids Can Press, 1994
Some of The Kinder Planets, nine short stories, Groundwood Books, 1993

Rex Zero, The Great Pretender will be published in the USA by Farrar Straus Giroux in the spring of 2009. Rex Zero and the End of the World, Rex Zero, King of Nothing, AThief in the House of Memory and The Boy in the Burning House are published in the USA by Farrar Straus Giroux; the latter two books are also published in Great Britain by Usborne Publishing. “Thief” has just come out in Germany, from Carl Hanser Verlag. The Boy in the Burning House is also published in Denmark, Germany, Holland, Italy, England and Quebec. Stephen Fair and Lord of the Fries are published in the U.S.A. by D.K. Ink. Stephen Fair has also been published in Holland, Italy and Germany. Lord of the Fries has also been published in Italy. Some of the Kinder Planets, The Book of Changes, and The Maestro are published in the U.S.A. in hardcover by Orchard Books, in paperback by Puffin. The Maestro has also been published in Great Britain (as The Survival Game), Holland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain (Catalan) and Australia. Some of the Kinder Planets and The Book of Changes have also been published in Japan.

Picture Book for Children (text)

Zoom, a compilation of the three Zoom books, Groundwood Books, 2009
Pounce de Leon, Red Dear Press, 2008
The Boat in the Tree, Front Street Books, 2007
Ned Mouse Breaks Away, Groundwood Books, 2003
On Tumbledown Hill, Red Deer Press, 1998
Dracula, a retelling, Key Porter Books, 1997
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a retelling, Key Porter Books, 1996
The Last Piece of Sky Groundwood Books, 1993
Mouse In the Manger Penguin Books, 1993
Zoom Upstream Groundwood Books, 1992
The Hour Of the Frog Groundwood Books, 1989
Architect Of the Moon Groundwood Books, 1988
Mischief City Groundwood Books, 1986
I'll Make You Small Groundwood Books, 1986
Zoom Away Groundwood Books, 1985
Zoom at Sea Groundwood Books, 1983
Madeline & Ermadillo Now We Are Six Press, 1976

The Zoom books have been published in Japan and Australia. The Hour of the Frog was published in the U.S.A. by Joy Street Books. Architect of the Moon retitled Builder of the Moon was published in the U.S.A. as a Margaret McElderry Book, MacMillan. The Hunchback of Notre Dame was published by Orchard Books in the U.S.A. The Last Piece of Sky has been published in Quebec, in French, and Korea. Ned Mouse Breaks Away has been published in Israel. Mischief City has been developed into an animated cartoon series on YTV

Adult fiction
Fastyngange, Lester & Orpen, Dennys, 1988
The Knot, McClelland & Stewart, 1983
Odd's End, McClelland & Stewart, 1980

All three novels are now out of print. They were last republished in paperback by McClelland & Stewart in 1990. Odd's End was also published in The U.S.A., Great Britain, and Germany. A film version has been released in France and England as a made-for-television movie entitled, "The House That Mary Bought." Fastyngange has been published in Great Britain, retitled Voices, and, in Spain, retitled Voces

Lyrics

Book and libretto for the opera A Midwinter Night's Dream, composer Harry Somers, originally commissioned by the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus. First performed at The Toronto International Children's Festival, 1988. Remounted in the fall of 1988 for Young People’s Theatre, Toronto, and recorded by CBC for Saturday Afternoon at the Opera. Revised and remounted by Soundstreams Productions, Canada, at the Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto, in 2003. The opera was performed on CBC Radio 2 on “Two New Hours,” Christmas Day, 2005. A CD was produduced in the fall of 2006.
Book and lyrics for the musical Mischief City, composer, John Roby, for Toronto Young People's Theatre, April-May, 1990. Recorded, A & M Records. Remounted at the Ottawa School of Speech and Drama, Spring, 2009
Book for Once There Was Only Sky, a performance piece for the percussion ensemble, Nexus, and The Toronto Children's Dance Theatre, narrated by the author, produced by Chamber Concerts Canada at Young People's Theatre, December, 1989
Theme song lyrics for the YTV shows: YTV Hits and YTV Rocks, composer, Phil Balsam
Text for the Christmas anthem, The Gist of Time, composed by Eric Robertson, premiered by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Sixteen songs for the CBC/Jim Henson TV show Fraggle Rock, composer, Phil Balsam
Lyrics and lead vocals for the CD, A Boat out of Paper, recorded by the rock band, The Suspects, 1997. Lyrics for thirty-five songs written with The Suspects, of which Tim is the lead singer.

Awards & Honours

Winner of the 1997 Vicky Metcalf “Body of Work” Award of the Writer’s Trust of Canada, honouring writing inspirational to Canadian Youth.
The Uninvited has been short-listed for the Governor General’s Award, 2009, and the White Pine Award (Ontario),
Rex Zero and the End of the World, was a Horn Book Honor book, short listed for the TD Bank-Children’s Book Centre Book of the Year Award, short listed for the Mr. Christie Award, short listed for the Red Cedar Award.
A Thief in the House of Memory, an ALA Best Books for Young People title, listed in both The Kirkus Magazine and Publishers Weekly as a best book for children in 2005. Short-listed for the CLA Young Adult Book of the Year
The Boy in the Burning House, short-listed for The Guardian Children’s Book of the Year in England.
Winner of the Young Adult novel of the year in Cumbria, Italy
Winner of the Edgar Award of the Mystery Writers of America.
Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award of the Crime Writers of Canada
Short-listed for the Red Maple Awards, Ontario Library Association
Short-listed for The Ruth Schwartz Award, of the Ontario Arts Council
Short-listed for the Mr. Christie Award
Ned Mouse Breaks Away, Winner of the Rocky Mountain Award, Alberta
Lord of the Fries, Short-listed for the Mr. Christie Award
A New York Public Library Best Books for the Teenage
Stephen Fair, Winner of the Canadian Library Association, Children's Book of the Year Award, 1998
Short-listed for the Red Maple Award of the Ontario Library Association

The Maestro, Short-listed for the Guardian Children’s Book of the Year Award, 2006
An International Board of Books for Youth (IBBY) Honour Book, 1998
Winner of the Governor General's Award, Children's Literature, 1995
Winner of the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year
Short-listed for The City of Toronto Book Award
Short-listed for the Ruth Schwartz Award of the Ontario Arts Council
Short-listed for the Mr. Christie Award
Short-listed for The Hungry Mind Review Children's Books of Distinction
A New York Public Library Best Books for the Teenager
A Booklist Editor's Choice.Some of The Kinder Planets, winner of the Governor General's Award, Children's Fiction, 1993
Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award (first Canadian to win this award)
Named one of the Ten Best Books of the Year, Parenting Magazine (U.S.)
Named a School Library Journal (U.S.) Best Book of the Year.
Winner of the Canadian Library Association Children's Book of the Year Award
Short-listed for the Mister Christie Award
Winner of the Vicky Metcalf Award for short fiction. ("The Hope Bakery")
The Book of Changes, Short-listed for the Mister Christie Award for 1994
Named an American Library Association Notable Book for Children
Short-listed for the Silver Birch Award of the Ontario Library Association
Rosie Backstage was the only Canadian title chosen in 1994 for the "White Raven" Catalogue of the prestigious Internationale Jugend Bibliotek in Münich, Germany
Fastyngange, Runner-up for the Author's Award presented by The Foundation For The Advancement of Canadian Letters, 1989
Odd's End, Winner of the $50,000. Seal First Novel Award, 1980
Runner-up for the John Creasy Award, Crime Writers Association of Great Britain
The Knot, Short-listed for the City of Toronto Book Award, 1984
Mischief City included in the "White Raven" catalogue of the Internationale Jugend Bibliotek in Münich, Germany, 1986
Zoom At Sea, Short-listed for the Canada Council Award for text, 1983
I.O.D.E., Toronto Chapter, Award for best children's book
The Ruth Schwartz Award of The Canadian Book Sellers Association

St. Anthony's Man, ACTRA Award, best radio drama, 1988

Teaching Experience
Instructor Vermont College in the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults since 2002.
Instructor, Humber College Correspondence program, since 2006
Instructor, The Banff Centre, “Writing With Style” program, since 2003
Core-speaker at the Children's Literature New England annual summer institute 1997 - 2006
Writing instructor from time to time, 1982 -- 1992 at Red Deer College in Alberta; St. Lawrence College, Kingston; Algonquin College, Ottawa; the University of Ottawa; University of New Brunswick's Maritime Workshop.
Instructor in visual arts at University of Waterloo, 1974-1978; Instructor in visual Arts, York University, 1978-1980
Miscellany
Writer-in-Residence, City of Toronto Library, spring of 2007
Regular contributor to the Horn Book Magazine, Boston, since 1997
Writer of a dozen radio dramas for CBC
Writer of many short stories, reviews and magazine articles
Children's Book Columnist, Toronto Globe & Mail, 1985-1988
Writer-in-residence, Perth Ontario, 1988.
Writer-in-Residence, Nepean Public Library, 1993
Children's book editor, Red Deer College Press 1990-96

Tim is married to Amanda Lewis, Artistic Director of the Ottawa School of Speech and Drama. They have three grown up children who live hither and yon. Tim and Amanda live in the woods near Perth, Ontario, Canada on seventy-six acres of far from arable land.