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ANNEthology Launch & Quill & Quire

Read the Quill & Quire interview

YouthWrite for Summer!

Visit www.youthwrite.com for all the information & to register!

Join me on June 24th for the ANNEthology Launch!

You’re invited to an online celebration of The ANNEthology, with authors Paul Coccia, Hope Dalvay, Matthew Dawkins, Natasha Deen, Judith Graves, Shari Green, Mere Joyce, Deirdre Kessler, Susie Moloney, Susan White, and editor Robin Sutherland in attendance.

Join us for this FREE online event.

DATE: Monday, June 24, 2024

TIME: 7PM Atlantic Time, Register for the event here.

The ANNEthology: A Collection of Kindred Spirits Inspired by the Canadian Icon

Book Summary:

Join ten of Canada’s top young ...

An Afternoon with the Nominees

Much thanks to the hard work of the Writers Guild of Alberta & Audreys Books for the lovely afternoon of reading.

Award nominees: Mieko Ouchi, Katherine Abbass, Alice Major, Thomas Wharton, Premee Mohamed, Astrid Blodgett, Jennifer Bowering Delisle, Ben Lof.

Hope to see you there!

WGA Event

Get Published! Writing Fiction for Young Readers

Get Published! Writing Fiction for Young Readers

What does it take to get a middle-grade/teen novel published? What are children’s book publishers looking for? Let our panel of experts show you what you need to do to get your manuscript published!

Panelists include industry professionals Vicki Grant, author; Michelle Kadarusman, author; and Patricia Ocampo, Senior Editor, Kids Can Press.

“I attended this seminar and it was a great chance to be surrounded by professionals in the industry and get ...

🥳🥳Tuna is a 2024 Award Nominee🥳🥳

Honoured to be alongside Kate & Dee as the 2024 nominees for the R. Ross Annett Award for Children’s Literature.

Millie’s Heading into Battle! 🥳

Delighted to hear Millie & the Great Drought will be part of the Fort Worth ISD Battle of the Bands! Wishing all the luck to the students—have fun reading and battling (although, spending your day reading amazing stories feels like a win, all around!).

This Made My Day!! 🥳

Thank you so much to the Bookmark Bunch for including the Spooky Sleuths series in their reading club!

Join me at the YouthWrite Spring Camp! 🥳

Join me for a two days of writing fun! (for full information, head to Youthwrite)

ONCE UPON A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT…

Are the whispers of a character keeping you up at night? Do you fictional friends wake you early in the morning with scenes and story ideas? DON’T THEY KNOW YOU NEEED TO SLEEP?! Join Natasha and learn the ins and out for creating a story full of cracking characters, dashing dialogue, punchy plots, and wonderful world-building that will keep your readers up until the early hours (a...