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November 29
Virtual book launch for three of our newest publications:
Fox and Bear Smash A Home for Us
If you want to learn more about the creative process for the making of these books click here to listen to the book launch, and use pass code *3*im+3#
November 22
We had a virtual book launch for two of our newest publications:
Anna Maria & Maestro Vivaldi and Knight of the Rails
If you want to learn more about the creative process for the making of these books click here to listen to the book launch, and use pass code .v7F7$z1
October 14
The 2023 Forest of Reading nominees were announced.
The Forest of Reading is Canada's largest recreational reading program, featuring ten award programs and run by the Ontario Library Association (OLA). Programs are primarily geared towards French and English readers in kindergarten to grade twelve, but do also include programs targeting adult readers and ESL learners. The Forest awards are selected by readers themselves, who choose the winning titles for each award by voting for their favourite books.
Nominated for the Red Maple Award is The Ribbon Leaf by Lori Weber
The Red Maple Award focuses on fiction books for grades 7-8.
September 11
The winners of the 2022 Canadian Children’s Book Centre awards were announced. Congratulations to Harriet Zaidman for winning the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People for her novel Second Chances.
The Geoffrey Bilson Award is awarded annually to reward excellence in the writing of an outstanding work of historical fiction for young readers, by a Canadian author, published in the previous calendar year.
The Geoffrey Bilson Award is awarded annually to reward excellence in the writing of an outstanding work of historical fiction for young readers, by a Canadian author, published in the previous calendar year.
Below are a couple of pictures of Harriet giving her acceptance speech:
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June 23
The Saskatchewan Book Award winners were announced today. The winning book in the Children's Literature category was:
By Beverley Brenna and illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan
June 16
The Canadian Children's Book Centre announced their Best Books For Kids And Teens for 2022 list. Included on the list are:
Written by Jean Mills
Written by Harriet Zaidman
Written by Tanya Christenson
Written by Lorna Schultz Nicholson
June 13
When You Least Expect is the winner of the 2022 R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature
The Writers Guild of Alberta presents the R. Ross Annett Award annually for excellence in writing by Alberta writers for children.
April 15
Fitzhenry & Whiteside and Red Deer Press are in the process of moving our offices to 209 Wicksteed Avenue, East York.
The actual move will be happening on April 30, 2022.
April 14
When You Least Expect It is a finalist for the 2022 R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature
The Writers Guild of Alberta presents the R. Ross Annett Award annually for excellence in writing by Alberta writers for children.
April 14
A Soft Place to Fall is a finalist for the 2022 Sheila A Egoff Children's Literature Prize
The Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize is awarded annually as the BC Book Prize for the best juvenile or young adult novel or work of non-fiction by a resident of British Columbia or the Yukon, Canada.
October 14
The 2021 Governor General's Literary Award nominees have been announced. Included in the Young People's Literature – Text category is:
Unravel by Sharon Jennings
