Dena Seiferling wins 2022 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
The $1,000 award is given annually to a Canadian illustrator for “outstanding artistic talent” in a Canadian picture book.
New kids’ series Ainara’s Bookshelf launches on TVOkids
The series, first launched on marbleKids’ YouTube channel on January 10, 2023, is hosted by 13-year-old co-creator, co-writer, and executive producer Ainara Alleyne of Hamilton, Ontario.
Virtual exhibition takes readers into the Anne of Green Gables manuscript
Ripple Foundation’s 11th annual Kids Write 4 Kids contest open for entries
Young writers in grades 4–8 across Canada are encouraged to submit original stories of prose, verse, fiction, and nonfiction for the chance of becoming a published author.
Diaspora Dialogues launches new mentoring program
Those writers selected will receive feedback from a Diaspora Dialogues writer-in-residence over the course of a month. They’ll also be invited to attend professional development workshops throughout the year.
The 2023 Forest of Reading nominees are revealed
The 10 nominees in the Blue Spruce category (JK–Grade 2) include Bharatanatyam in Ballet Shoes by Mahak Jain and Anu Chouhan, ill. (Annick Press) and Meena’s Mindful Moment by Tina Athaide and Åsa Gilland, ill. (Page Street Kids).
Winners of the 2022 CCBC Book Awards revealed
The TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and $50,000, which is the largest cash prize in Canadian children’s literature, was awarded to On the Trapline by David A. Robertson and Julie Flett.
David A. Robertson appointed editorial director of new imprint at Tundra Book Group
He will oversee a yet-to-be-named children’s imprint dedicated to publishing Indigenous writers and illustrators.
Sandra Dumais named IBBY Canada’s 2022 Joanne Fitzgerald Illustrator in Residence
The program, which offers a published Canadian children’s book illustrator a month-long residency at a public library, will be take place Toronto Public Library’s North York Central Library for the month of October.
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