The Ottawa Public Library's Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is open for entries! Young writers of the nation's capital, we want to read your stories, poems, and comics. Send them in before midnight on February 28th for a chance to win prizes and publication. The Awesome Authors contest is open to Ottawa youth writing in… Continue reading Awesome Authors 2026 is on!
March Update: The 2025 contest is now closed and the judges are reading your entries. Good luck! Original post: The Ottawa Public Library's Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is open for entries! Young writers of the nation's capital, we want to read your stories, poems, and comics. Send them in before midnight on February 28th… Continue reading Awesome Authors 2025 is on!
The Ottawa Public Library's Awesome Authors Youth Writing Contest is open for entries! Young writers of the nation's capital, we want to read your stories, poems, and comics. Send them in before midnight on February 23rd for a chance to win prizes and publication. The contest is open to Ottawa students writing in English or… Continue reading It’s on! Awesome Authors 2024
It was fab! In person! So many happy young faces! So many talented authors and illustrators! This year's MYAIF was a one-day event at Ottawa's Science and Technology Museum. And what a day! Hosted by JustJamaal ThePoet, with over 140 kids attending, with workshops led by Tim Wynne-Jones, Philippa Dowding, Adrienne Kress, Soyeon Kim, Kean… Continue reading MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Festival 2023 (Update)
It's back! In person! And I want to see you there. Young writers and artists in eastern Ontario and western Quebec can sign up now for the MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Festival (MYAIF) to be held in Ottawa on April 4th. This year's Festival will offer one day of workshops at the fab venue… Continue reading MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Festival 2023
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