James Heneghan

James Heneghan (* 1930 in Liverpool ) is a Canadian writer of English origin and is one of the leading English-language authors of books for young people today.

Life

Heneghan grew up in Liverpool and Belfast and attended De La Salla School in Liverpool. From 1949 to 1951 he was with the Royal Air Force . After that he worked for the police and as an office worker.

In 1957 he moved to British Columbia ( Canada ), where he worked as a fingerprint specialist with the police of Vancouver for twelve years. At 39, he enrolled at Simon Fraser University , where he graduated in English and Politics. He then worked as a teacher at Burnaby School for 20 years.

After he retired, Heneghan worked as a writer for financial reasons. Since 1980 he has regularly published novels for children and young people. Many of his stories contain historical background. They are mainly recognized for their realism and excitement.

Heneghan has already received several awards for his work. Among other things, he received the Arthur Ellis Award in 1994 for his novel Torn Away as best juvenile crime novel . In 1995 he was shortlisted for the Canadian Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize for Torn Away and three years later he won the prize with Wish Me Luck .

Today he lives in Vancouver with his wife Lucy and has four grown children.

Works

• Blue
• Declan Doyle, deported ("Torn Away"). dtv, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-423-78088-6 .
• Goodbye Carleton High
• The grave
• Hit Squad
• Under the protection of the little people ("Flood"). dtv, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-423-70977-4 .
• Nannycatch chronicles
• The O'Brien Detective Agency (several vols.)
• Promises to come
• Safe House ISBN 978-3-12-536311-3
• Waiting for Sarah
• Wish me luck . dtv, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-423-78138-6 .
• Bank job

Web links

• http://www.jamesheneghan.com
• Literature by and about James Heneghan in the catalog of the German National Library