Author and Book News and
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Recent News and Events
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June 5, 2010:
Book Launch for The Dewpoint Show
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May 10, 2010:
Long Powwow Nights selected for First Nation Communities Read.
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A six-member jury of First Nation librarians and the Southern Ontario Library Service have chosen
the Red Deer Press title
Long Powwow Nights
as this year's First Nation Communities Read selection.
The children's picture book is by David Bouchard and Pam Aleekuk, with paintings by Leonard Paul
and Mi’kmaq translation by Patsy Paul-Martin.
The book is also available in a bilingual French-Mi’kmaq
edition as Nuits de pow-wow. Both editions include a CD with readings and music by Buffy Sainte-Marie. |
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The Nominees included:
The Secret of Your Name, also by David Bouchard, illustrated by
Dennis J. Weber
Living Stories: Godi Weghàà Ets' eèda, by Therese Zoe, Philip Zoe, and Mindy Willett
Come and Learn With Me: Éwo, séh Kedįdįh,
by Sheyenne Jumbo and Mindy Willett |
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May, 2010: The
May-Aug 2010 issue of
Skipping Stones magazine features, among other pieces, their 2010 Book Awards,
an annual recommendation of 25 exceptional multicultural, nature books and teaching resources.
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One of the Honor Award Winners in the Multicultural & International Awareness Books
category is
Alma Fullerton’s
Libertad.
Skipping Stones is an award-winning multicultural magazine. It is a non-profit,
international magazine for ages 7-17 in its 22nd year of publication, and is based in Eugene,
Oregon, USA. |
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April 27, 2010: The
2010 short list for the
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards
were revealed.
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Among the nominees is Jill MacLean’s
The Present Tense of Prinny Murphy
in the
Young Adult/Middle Reader Award category.
The Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were established in 1976 by Sylvia Schwartz in memory of her sister, Ruth Schwartz, a respected Toronto bookseller. In 2004, their family renamed the awards to honour both sisters.
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Fitzhenry & Whiteside author/illustrator
Karen Brownlee is one of two artists invited to share
the honour of
Feature Artist for the Western Showcase of the
2010 Calgary Stampede (July 9th
to 18th).
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"A highlight of the Western Art Gallery is the Feature Artist exhibit, which displays the
work of an artist or artists chosen for their contribution to the western art genre."
"Karen Brownlee ties to the prairies of Southern Alberta go back to the 1880's. Oral storytelling
has taken a strong role in influencing her interest in the historic, cultural landscape. Her
paintings deal with the love of the land and the effort of the generational toil of many farm
pioneer families, including her own. Her paintings speak to the relevance and symbolism of man's
historic relationship with the land."
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April 24, 2010: The
West Coast Book Prize Society
announced the winners of the 26th annual BC Book Prizes.
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The Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize was won by
Frieda Wishinsky (author) and Dean Griffiths (illustrator) for
Maggie Can’t Wait.
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April 23, 2010: The shortlist of nominees for the Arthur
Ellis Awards were announced by
The Crime Writers of Canada.
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Among the list of nominees for the Best Juvenile Crime Book category is Norah McClintock’s
latest YA novel
Homicide Related. The winners will be announced at the annual Arthur Ellis
Dinner on May 27, 2010, in Toronto.
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April 14, 2010: The
Atlantic
Book Awards Society (ABAS)
handed out the awards for their 2010 winners:
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April 6, 2010: The BC
Historical Federation's writing competition for The Lieutenant-Governor’s
Medal for Historical Writing announced their 2009 winners.
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March 25, 2010: The
presentation for the 2010 BolognaRagazzi Award, Non-Fiction winners.
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As mentioned on Feb. 22, The Drum
Calls Softly by David Bouchard and Shelley Willier, illustrated by Jim Poitras,
and translation and music by Northern Cree was one of the Mention books
in the Non-Fiction category.
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Jim Chalmers, Manager of Foreign
Rights, accepts the Ragazzi Award
from the BolognaFiere president, Mr. Fabio Roversi Monaco.
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The Centro Servizi, location of the 2010 BolognaRagazzi
Award, Non-Fiction presentation. |
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March 2, 2010: The
Atlantic Book Awards Society (ABAS)
announces their award
finalists for 2010:
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March 1, 2010: The
Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Society
announced their
Aurora Award
finalists for 2010, Canada's top prize for science fiction:
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Distant Early Warnings, by
Robert Sawyer, is one of five finalists in the category of Best Work in English Other
(which honours anthologies and non-fiction books). |
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February 22, 2010: The
Bologna Children's Book Fair
announced their
BolognaRagazzi Award winners for 2010:
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The Drum
Calls Softly by David Bouchard and Shelley Willier, illustrated by Jim Poitras,
and translation and music by Northern Cree was one of the Mention books
in the Non-Fiction category.
What the jury said: |
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"The joyful yet complex style of Jim Poitras is the vehicle for an
enjoyable lesson in cultural anthropology. The clear contours of the foreground figures dialogue
effortlessly with the landscapes in the background whose colourful, complex and material quality
is rendered almost tangible. This novel illustration technique is particularly suited as a book
for children since it highlights to great effect how man’s customs, lifestyles and traditions take
on significance only when seen against the backdrop of the skies, hills, rivers and natural world
that gave rise to them." |
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January, 2010:
Resource Links Magazine announced their list of the best books of 2009. On the list were six Fitzhenry & Whiteside books:
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