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Children's publishing

IBBY Canada launching writing contest for Indigenous youth

The contest, made possible with the support of the IBBY Yamada Fund, invites Indigenous youth aged 8–12 to submit works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Winners of the 2025 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards announced

Each of the winners receives $6,000 for “artistic excellence in writing and illustration in English-language Canadian children’s literature.”

Tundra Book Group announces Indigenous-focused children’s imprint Swift Water Books

The first titles include a young adult novel by Kim Spencer entitled Here for a Good Time and Canada, a picture book based on a poem by the late Richard Wagamese, originally published by Ronsdale Press, adapted by David A. Robertson and illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley.