K.V. Johansen (born 1968) is a Canadian fantasy, science fiction, and children's author.
Born in Kingston, Ontario, Johansen holds Master's degrees in Medieval Studies and English literature.
She lives in Sackville, New Brunswick.
Awards and honours
2000 — Early Childhood Literacy Award from the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick
2004 — Frances E. Russell Award for research in children's literature from the Canadian section of the International Board on Books for Young People.
2006 — Lilla Stirling Award, for the novel Torrie and the Pirate-Queen, awarded by the Canadian Authors Association.
2006 — Torrie and the Pirate-Queen was a starred selection in the Our Choice Guide to Canada's Best Children's Books from the Canadian Children's Book Centre
2007 — Ontario Library Association Best Bets Top Ten List for 2006 for Torrie and the Firebird
2007 — Voya's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror 2006 List for Nightwalker
2007 — The Cassandra Virus short-listed for the 2007 Book of the Year for Children Award by the Canadian Library Association
2007 — Torrie and the Snake-Prince short-listed for the 2008 Silver Birch Award.
2008 — Torrie and the Snake-Prince was on the 2007 Year's Best list from Resource Links magazine
2008 — Ontario Library Association Best Bets Top Ten List for 2007 for Nightwalker
2008 — Nightwalker short-listed for the 2008 Snow Willow Awards
2008 — Torrie and the Snake-Prince selected for the 2008/2009 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award short-list
2008 — Nightwalker won the 2008 Ann Connor Brimer Award
2010 — Warden of Greyrock selected for the 2009 Ontario Library Association Best Bets Top Ten List
2010 — Johansen receives the 2010 Anna Frank Award for Children's Literature in Macedonia.
2011 — Torrie & the Snake-Prince was chosen by IBBY (the International Board on Books for Young People) for their 2011 selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities
2012 — Ontario Library Association Best Bets for 2011 honourable mention for The Black Box
2012 — Blackdog short-listed for the 2012 Sunburst Award
