Search Results by tag: YA

Awards: Wesley King nominated for 2017 Edgar Award

Ontario children's book author Wesley King is the sole Canadian contending for this year's Edgar Allan Poe Awards, administered by the Mystery Writers of America, in recognition of the previous year's best mystery writing in ... Read More »

January 23, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

OLA announces 2017 Forest of Reading nominees

By Becky Robertson

The Ontario Library Association has named the nominees for the 2017 Forest of Reading program‚ which encourages literacy by promoting and administering awards for Canadian titles in eight English-language and three French-language categories‚ mostly aimed ... Read More »

October 20, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

Awards: Canadian Library Association names 2016 YA Book Award finalists

By Becky Robertson

The Canadian Library Association has announced the shortlist for its annual Young Adult Book Award for English-language works of YA fiction. The winner will be announced at an awards reception at the National Canadian Library ... Read More »

March 2, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Courtney Summers’ #ToTheGirls trends on Twitter

By Becky Robertson

Ontario YA author Courtney Summers has taken over social media yet again after having her latest title, All the Rage, picked up by Tumblr's reblog book club earlier this month. The author, who is known ... Read More »

April 15, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Finalists announced for Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards

By Natalie Sequeira

The finalists for the 2013 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards were revealed today. Celebrating "artistic excellence in writing and illustration in English-language Canadian children's literature," the annual awards for best picture book and ... Read More »

April 10, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Books of the year 2012: books for young people

By Dory Cerny

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November 28, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year

Queer lit comes of age

By Natalie Samson

In the October issue of Q&Q, Natalie Samson writes about how a handful of YA authors are creating positive role models for gay youth. When Mariko Tamaki set out to write (You) Set Me on ... Read More »

November 14, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Mo Yan speaks out for jailed laureate, Amazon ranks author popularity, and more

By Sue Carter

Nobel winner Mo Yan urges freeing of imprisoned laureate Liu Xiaobo Amazon's Author Rank poised to become writers' new obsession Will Walmart's same-day delivery service devour more small retailers? Mapping the world by domestic publishing ... Read More »

October 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Q&A: Emily Pohl-Weary debuts new Toronto reading series

By Sue Carter

This morning, author Emily Pohl-Weary sent off a draft of her new manuscript, a YA novel titled Not Your Ordinary Wolf Girl (to be published by Penguin Canada imprint Razorbill in 2013), just in time ... Read More »

September 6, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Burt Award recognizes YA lit by First Nations, Metis, and Inuit authors

By Sue Carter

Canadian literary organization CODE has announced a new award for works of YA fiction by native authors in Canada. Established in collaboration with philanthropist William Burt and the Literary Prizes Foundation, the Burt Award for ... Read More »

September 5, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: YA

Awards: Wesley King nominated for 2017 Edgar Award

OLA announces 2017 Forest of Reading nominees

Awards: Canadian Library Association names 2016 YA Book Award finalists

Courtney Summers’ #ToTheGirls trends on Twitter

Finalists announced for Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards

Books of the year 2012: books for young people

Queer lit comes of age

Mo Yan speaks out for jailed laureate, Amazon ranks author popularity, and more

Q&A: Emily Pohl-Weary debuts new Toronto reading series

Burt Award recognizes YA lit by First Nations, Metis, and Inuit authors

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