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June Hur

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June Hur
Born
Hur Joo-eun

(1989-03-14) March 14, 1989 (age 37)
South Korea
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Years active2020–present
Notable workThe Red Palace
Websitejunehur.com

June Hur (Korean: 허주은; born March 14, 1989) is a Korean-Canadian author who is best known for her historical young adult novels set during Korea's Joseon period.[1] Her first novel, The Silence of Bones, was published by Feiwel & Friends in April 2020.[2]

Her novels have been nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel four times, winning once, for The Red Palace (2022).[3][4][5]

Personal life

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Hur was born in South Korea and moved to the United States and later Canada at age three.[6] She later returned to South Korea for high school.[7] She is a graduate of the University of Toronto, where she studied History and Literature,[8] and currently resides in Toronto with her husband and children. She is Christian.[1][9][10]

Bibliography

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  • The Silence of Bones (2020)
  • The Forest of Stolen Girls (2021)
  • The Red Palace (2022)
  • A Crane Among Wolves (2024)
  • Behind Five Willows (2026)

Awards

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Work Year Award Category Result Ref.
The Silence of Bones 2020 Freeman Book Award Young Adult / High School Literature Honor [11]
2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Best Young Adult Novel Finalist [12]
Amy Mathers Teen Book Award Finalist [13]
The Forest of Stolen Girls Freeman Book Award Young Adult / High School Literature Of Note [14]
2022 Edgar Allan Poe Award Best Young Adult Novel Finalist [12]
White Pine Award Nominated [15]
The Red Palace Junior Library Guild Mystery / Adventure Selection [16]
Freeman Book Award Young Adult / High School Literature Honor [17]
The Globe 100 Finalist [18]
2023 Edgar Allan Poe Award Best Young Adult Novel Won [19]
Amy Mathers Teen Book Award Finalist [13]
A Crane Among Wolves 2024 Freeman Book Award Young Adult / High School Literature Honor [20]
Governor General's Literary Award Young People's Literature – Text Finalist [21]
Goodreads Choice Award Young Adult Fiction Nominated [22]
2025 Edgar Allan Poe Award Best Young Adult Novel Finalist [12]
Walter Dean Myers Award Honor [23]

References

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  1. 1 2 [캐나다 한국일보] Interview with June Hur, Author of "The Silence of Bones". www.koreatimes.net. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  2. ↑ veronica (2020-04-16). "Book Review: The Silence of Bones by June Hur". Moon and Coffee. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  3. ↑ MWA (2025-03-01). "MWA Announces the 2025 Edgar Award Nominations". Mystery Writers of America. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  4. ↑ "All Winners | Edgar® Awards Info & Database". edgarawards.com. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  5. ↑ "Canadians nominated for Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews. 2025-02-05. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  6. ↑ 황, 재하 (2025-03-31). 한국 독자 만난 허주은 "힘든 세상, 연대하기 위해 글 쓰죠". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  7. ↑ 김, 나랑 (2023-11-06). 조선 시대 소녀의 미스터리 #허주은 #사라진 소녀들의 숲. Vogue korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  8. ↑ 허주은 | 소설가 - 교보문고. store.kyobobook.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  9. ↑ Museum, American Writers (2020-04-27). "In Their Own Words: June Hur | Q&A". The American Writers Museum. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  10. ↑ inautopiastateofmind (2020-04-12). "Interview: June Hur Author of The Silence of Bones". Utopia State of Mind. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  11. ↑ "2020 Archives - NCTAsia". www.nctasia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  12. 1 2 3 BookBrowse. "Current and Previous winners of the Edgar Awards". BookBrowse.com. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  13. 1 2 "June Hur – Asian Heritage in Canada". Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  14. ↑ "2021 Archives - NCTAsia". www.nctasia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  15. ↑ "Forest of Reading - White Pine Award Nominees 2022 — a staff-created list from Hamilton Public Library". King County Library System. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  16. ↑ Museum, American Writers (2020-04-27). "In Their Own Words: June Hur | Q&A". The American Writers Museum. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  17. ↑ "2022 Archives - NCTAsia". www.nctasia.org. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  18. ↑ "The Globe 100: The best books of 2022". The Globe and Mail. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  19. ↑ "MWA Announces 2023 Edgar Award Winners". mysterywriters.org. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  20. ↑ "Freeman Book Awards - NCTAsia". www.nctasia.org. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  21. ↑ "Governor General's Literary Awards | GGBooks". Governor General's Literary Awards. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  22. ↑ "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Readers' Favorite Young Adult Fiction!". Goodreads. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  23. ↑ "June Hur's A Crane Among Wolves named an honour book for the 2025 Walt". The Canadian Children's Book Centre. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
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