I'm taking a breather from picking up after the puppy to say, wow, it was such an honour to win the Quebec Writers' Federation 2012 Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature for my middle-grade comedy, 26 Tips for Surviving Grade 6 (James Lorimer & Company, 2011). The book was shortlisted with Monique Polak's Pyro (Orca Book… Continue reading QWF Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Category: authors
Ottawa Teen Author Fest: Write On!
If you’re a young writer in the Ottawa area, please come out on Wednesday for a discussion panel of YA authors, part of the Ottawa Public Library’s Teen Author Fest. Here's the blurb: Write On!Find out what it takes to write like a pro from a panel of published authors. Discussion panel: Max Turner, Catherine… Continue reading Ottawa Teen Author Fest: Write On!
Profread One Least Time
In submitting a manuscript to an American publisher last week, I wrote a cover letter mentioning that one of my books (All Good Children) was nominated for two YALSA awards. I read through the letter and manuscript excerpt, made a few revisions, proofread it a final time, and was just about to send it off by email when I made a tiny last-minute… Continue reading Profread One Least Time
What’s in a Name?
I have to name this blog. That was on my to-do list two years ago and it's still there. Which doesn't bother me much -- it's not like it's the sole task carried over year after year. I've lived in Quebec for two decades and haven't made it past intermediate conversational French. An unnamed blog isn't much of… Continue reading What’s in a Name?
What’s New Wednesday: CLA Awards Reception
Alas, I've missed a few too many Wednesdays on this blog. But I simply had to pop in to put on record the great evening I had on May 31st at the Awards Reception of the Canadian Library Association. I was one of three happy children's book creators honoured at the ceremony. (My teen novel, All Good Children, won the… Continue reading What’s New Wednesday: CLA Awards Reception
