bio
Inspired by the world around him, Steve Adams gives life to various illustration projects with imagination and creativity.
He also collaborated with clients such as The Globe and Mail, The Wall Street Journal, La Presse and L'actualité, among others.
His illustrations have won numerous awards, including some prestigious ones, highlighting the quality of his work.
Steve also teaches at l'École de design de la Faculté des arts de l'UQAM.
Awards
Communication Arts illustration Annual
46, 49, 50, 51
American Illustration
25, 26, 34, 25
Society of Illustrators
41, 46, 49, 50, 51, 58
Applied Arts Illustration Annual
2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2003
3 x 3 International Illustration Show
2008, 2010
Society of Newspaper Design
18, 20, 26
La belle histoire d'une vieille chose - Éditions de La Bagnole
2018 - Forest of Reading Nominees Le Prix Tamarac - Finaliste
2018 - Les Libraires - Nos 20 couvertures préférées
Blue and Red Make Purple (2016) - Éditions La Montagne Secrète
2016 - Parents' Choice Gold Award
2016 - National Association of Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA)
IF... A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers (2014) - Kids Can Press - Texte David J. Smith
2014 - Eureka! Gold Award, California Reading Association - Winner
2014 - Books of the Year, Kidlit Picks, Quill & Quire, Winner
2014 - OLA Best Bet List for Children, OLA's Canadian Materials Committee - Winner
2015 - USBBY Outstanding International Books, honor list
2015 - International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
2015 - Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, Canadian Library Association - Short-listed
2015 - Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction – Finalist
2015 - Canadian Children’s Book Center Awards- Finalist
2015 - 2016 - Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award, Non-fiction
2016 - Silver Birch Express, Ontario Library Association - Short-listed
2016 - Rocky Mountain Book Award, RMBA - Short-listed
2016 - BC Young Readers' Choice Award, Red Cedar Book Awards - Gagnant
Un souvenir ainsi qu'un corps solide... (2008) - Éditions Les 400 coups
2009 - Communication Arts Illustration Annual
Le prince et l'hirondelle - (2006) Éditions Dominique et compagnie
2007 - Prix Québec / Wallonie-Bruxelles de littérature de jeunesse - Finaliste
2007 - White Ravens 2007 (Canada) - Mention spéciale
Le trésor de Jacob (2005) - Éditions Dominique et compagnie
2006 - Prix LUX 2006 (Canada) - Lauréat
2006 - Prix littéraire du Gouverneur Général 2006 (Canada) - Finaliste
2006 - The White Ravens - Mention spéciale
2006 - Sélection Opalivres - Finaliste
2006 - Livre recommandé – Conseil canadien d'Évaluation des jouets
The Boy Who Grew Flowers - (2005) - Barefoot Books Publishers (UK)
2005 - ForeWord Magazine - Book of the Year - Finalist
2006 - Coup de cœur Renaud-Bray
2010 - Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
2015 - Featured in O Magazine
Mon rayon de soleil - (2002) Éditions Dominique et compagnie
2003 - Prix du livre M. Christie - Sceau d'or
2003 - Prix d’excellence - Applied Arts Illustration Annual
2003 - Titre choisi au Catalogue IBBY Canada - 2003
2003 - Prix Alcuin
2003 - Concours Lux