Martine Leavitt (born 1953) is a Canadian American writer of young adult novels and a creative writing instructor.
Leavitt was born in 1953 in Canada. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, first class honours, from the University of Calgary and a Master of Fine Arts from Vermont College. She currently lives with her husband in Alberta, Canada.
Martine Leavitt writes novels for young adults; selected titles include: Buffalo Flats. Calvin (2015) won the 2016 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature. My Book of Life by Angel (2012) was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and winner of the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year. Keturah and Lord Death (2006) was a finalist for the National Book Award.
She taught creative writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts, a short-residency MFA program, where she served as the Katherine Paterson Endowed Chair.