Congratulations to Alison Lohans, who was selected as the YWCA Woman of Distinction in the Arts Category!
Alison certainly deserves this award; she has published 25 children’s books, has mentored, taught, and encouraged aspiring writers for as many years, with many of her students going on to be published and winning awards themselves. She also plays the cello, cornet, and recorder, and is active is Regina’s musical community.
Way to go, Alison!
Congratulations to the following Robins, whose books have been shortlisted for the 2012 Saskatchewan Book Awards!
The Award Gala takes place on April 28. Best of luck, Robins!
Congratulations to Gillian Richardson, whose book Kaboom! has won the 2010 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award in the Children’s Category. Her prize was this lovely chair, seen here with the book.
The inscription is on a plaque on the back of the chair.
Way to go, Gillian!
Read more in the AIP official announcement.
Congratulations to Adele Dueck, whose novel Racing Home has been chosen by the Ontario Library Association as one of 2011’s Best Bets for Children and Young Adults!
Books are chosen for their literary merit and their appeal to their intended audience, in this case middle grade readers.
The OLA summarizes the book as follows:
Racing Home
Written by Adele Dueck | Coteau Books
Erik did not want to leave his grandfather’s farm in Norway. But he must adjust as his new stepfather moves the family to the Canadian west. This is a richly detailed and engrossing portrait of pioneer prairie life seen through a young boy’s eyes.
Myrna Guymer’s book The Canadian Shield Alphabet, which won a Science Journalism award in 2008, has inspired the creation of an award-winning quilt!
Here it is, with one panel for each letter. Congratulations to both Myrna and the quilter.
Congratulations to Linda Aksomitis, whose book L is for Land of Living Skies has been nominated for the High Plains Book Award in the art and photography category!
The award is given out by the Parmly Billings Library Board in Billings, Montana. It recognizes authors and/or literary works which examine and reflect life in the North American plains. This includes Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas in the U.S. A., and Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan in Canada.
For more information, see the Parmly Billings Library website.
Congratulations to Gillian Richardson, whose book Kaboom! Explosions of all Kinds has just been shortlisted for Alberta’s Rocky Mountain Book Award!
This reader’s choice award is designed to stimulate the reading interests of students in grades 4 – 7. It is an Alberta based program designed to connect young readers with exemplary Canadian literature.
Way to go, Gillian!
Nitty Gritty Novels, Series I was first runner up for a 2010 CLL Educational Publishing Award in New Zealand. The series, published by Pearson, includes the novels Doppelganger, by Alison Lohans, and Pictures, by Linda Aksomitis.
It was Highly Commended in the “Best Book or Series in Primary Publishing” category. Congratulations, Linda and Alison!
Saskatchewan Children's Writers' Round Robin 