Congratulations to Gillian Richardson, whose book Kaboom! Explostions of All Kinds has been shortlisted for the 2011 Silver Birch Award! The Silver Birch Award is the Ontario Library Association‘s reader’s choice award for readers aged 7-11, or in grades 3-6.
Looking for some insight into what’s going on in the world of Young Adult fiction? Award winning writers Arthur Slade and Robin Alison Lohans will discuss their experiences and trends/changes they’ve noticed in YA writing over the years.
The panel takes place at the Saskatchewan Writers Guild Conference in Saskatoon on Friday, October 15 from 2:30 p.m. — 3:30 p.m.
In 2009 the Robins celebrated 25 years of writing together! A hundred and twenty-eight Saskatchewan schools entered our contest through our website.
In the photo, Alison Lohans and Sharon Plumb Hamilton watch as a student draws one of the winning entries at the World Book Day event in Regina on April 23, 2009.
The two lucky winners were Martensville School in the north and Chaplin School in the south. They each won a basket of books worth $400 and an author visit to their school during Education week in October 2009.
The author visits were sponsored by the Saskatchewan Writers Guild.
Thank you to everyone who entered.
Click on the arrow to hear Alison Lohans read from her award-winning novel, This Land We Call Home.
Congratulations to Myrna Guymer, whose book The Canadian Shield Alphabet won the prestigious 2008 Science In Society Journalism Awards in the Children’s Book category.
The award is presented annually by the Canadian Science Writers’ Association. Previous winners include Robert Bateman and David Suzuki.
Click the arrow to hear Anne Patton read part of Fiddle Dancer on www.youtube.com.
Saskatchewan Children's Writers' Round Robin 