Each submission will be read by an editorial committee and authors will receive feedback and potentially a publishing offer by December 15, 2020.
Inhabit Media to open a new bookstore in Toronto
The Inuit-owned publishing company will open a commercial space to sell its Inuktitut- and English-language books
Nominees announced for the inaugural Sheila Barry picture book award
Sydney Smith and Julie Flett are two of the 10 picture-book creators on the award shortlist
Ripple Foundation gets kids writing for kids
Through a contest, blog, and workshops, this charity teaches kids creative writing and then publish the best results
Penguin Random House Canada supports kids and indie booksellers with Camp Penguin
Kids read fun books from a curated list, get swag like Elise Gravel tote bags, and can sign up for a week of free workshops
Author Marilee Peters adds new COVID-19 chapter to Patient Zero, her middle-grade pandemic primer
When the non-fiction book was published by Annick Press in 2014 it sold 9,000 copies. Since March, it’s sold 20,000 more.
Nadia Hohn to host online rally with Black-Canadian kidlit community
Sponsored by A Different Booklist and Groundwood Books, the event will take place on June 19th
Winners announced for student-voted Forest of Reading, MYRCA awards
Updated: Library associations in Ontario and Manitoba have announced the winners of their annual children’s literature awards, as voted on by young people.
Christian “B.A.” Johnston publishes a picture book about a surly, ketchup chips–loving seagull
Made with illustrator Paul Hammond, Gary the Seagull features an exasperated beach bird with a passing resemblance to a certain SCTV actor