The Canadian Children's Book Centre held its annual awards ceremony on Nov. 17, presenting seven English-language prizes in categories including historical fiction, non-fiction, and picture books. This year's top prize went to author Melanie Florence and illustrator François Thisdale, who share the $30,000 ... Read More »
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With three new books due out this fall, it’s hard to believe author Melanie Florence only returned to full-time writing within the last two years. Before that, the single mother had stepped away from her ... Read More »
October 1, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Children's publishing
FICTION If advance buzz (and comparisons to Lemony Snicket) are anything to go by, Nicholas Gannon’s middle-grade novel The Doldrums (Harper-Collins, Sept.) is a classic in the making. The sequel to Ellie Marney’s modern-day Sherlock ... Read More »
June 22, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview
LIKE TALES OF YORE Having tackled dragon lore in her debut, The Story of Owen (and its follow-up, Prairie Fire), E.K. Johnston’s latest YA novel is a Scheherazade-inspired tale called A Thousand Nights (Disney-Hyperion, Oct.), ... Read More »
June 22, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview
Second Story Press has announced the winners of its inaugural Aboriginal Writing Contest, launched in celebration of the publisher's 25th anniversary. Toronto journalist and author Melanie Florence, who is of Cree–Scottish heritage, and Brampton, Ontario, ... Read More »
May 19, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Children's publishing
Three Canadian authors were recognized by the American Indian Youth Literature Awards, a biannual prize that honours culture and identity storytelling by aboriginal Northern American authors. Alberta writer Jacqueline Guest won for her two YA ... Read More »
March 19, 2012 | Filed under: Awards