Carol Matas

Carol Matas
Born (1949-11-14) November 14, 1949 (age 76)
OccupationAuthor
Writing career
GenreChildren's literature

Carol Matas is a Canadian writer. She has had more than fifty books for young people published over several decades, including science fiction, fantasy, historical, contemporary, realistic fiction, historical fiction and foods science. Her novels often reflect a Jewish perspective, and her best-known are set during the Holocaust. Her books have been highly honored, including having been shortlisted for the Governor General's Awards twice.

Career

Matas' book A Struggle for Hope was launched as part of the first Holocaust Education Week in Winnipeg in November 2021.

On November 10, 2025, during Holocaust Education Month, Matas held the public launch of her book A Storm Unleashed, organised by the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada, at which the Minister of Education and Childhood Learning Tracy Schmidt announced that Manitoba was implementing a mandatory Holocaust education curriculum for grades 6, 9, and 11. A Storm Unleashed is the only novel in the grade 6 portion of the curriculum.

Matas is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Carol Matas". Scholastic. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Member Profile".
  3. ↑ Lomghurst, John (November 2, 2026). "Carol Matas is launching her newest book for young adults at Winnipeg's first-ever Holocaust Education Week". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  4. ↑ Love, Myron. "New book by Carol Matas to be the centrepiece of upcoming Jewish Heritage Centre Kristallnacht program". The Jewish Post and News. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  5. ↑ East, Ron (November 14, 2025). "Manitoba Makes Holocaust Education Mandatory As Carol Matas Launches New Novel At Winnipeg Event". The J.ca Jewish News. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  6. ↑ "New Holocaust Curriculum Now Available to Grades 6, 9 and 11 Students". Manitoba. November 10, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  7. ↑ Smith, Charlie (February 20, 2026). "A Storm Unleashed author Carol Matas takes readers inside a Jewish girl's head as she responds to the Nazi threat". Pancouver. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  8. ↑ "10 kids' books by Jewish Canadian authors to read right now". CBC Books. May 27, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  9. ↑ Wolf, Chris (November 28, 2024). "Books For Middle School Kids: McNally Robinson features three Winnipeg authors". Winnipeg's Classic 107. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  10. ↑ Longhurst, John (November 20, 2023). "Jewish authors discuss role of hope in writing". The Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  11. ↑ Golke, Darleen (November 12, 1999). "Cloning Miranda". Canadian Review of Materials. VI (6).
  12. ↑ Pike, Christina (March 15, 2002). "The Second Clone". Canadian Review of Materials. VIII (14).
  13. ↑ Pike, Christina (November 10, 2005). "The Dark Clone". Canadian Review of Materials. XII (6).