Congratulations to the winners of the six major Canadian children's book awards!
$87,500 in prize money was awarded at a gala event in Toronto last night. Each work was chosen because it exemplifies the best in the Canadian author and illustrator community. This year, TD Bank Group, sponsor of the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, partnered with CBC Books to present the TD Canadian Children's Literature Fan Choice Award. Young readers chose their favourite book from the shortlisted TD AWARD titles in an online poll. Annaka Leib of Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan, was chosen to fly to Toronto and present the award to Polly Horvath for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Fan Choice Award for her novel, One Year in Coal Harbour (Groundwood Books).
The evening's winners were:
TD CANADIAN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AWARD ($30,000)
Sponsored by TD Bank Group
One Year in Coal Harbour
Written by Polly Horvath (Victoria, BC)
Groundwood Books
for ages 9-13
MARILYN BAILLIE PICTURE BOOK AWARD ($20,000)
Sponsored by A. Charles Baillie
Mr. Zinger’s Hat
Written by Cary Fagan (Toronto, ON)
Illustrated by Dušan Petričić (Toronto, ON)
Tundra Books
for ages 4-8
NORMA FLECK AWARD FOR CANADIAN CHILDREN’S NON-FICTION ($10,000)
Sponsored by the Fleck Family Foundation
Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War
Written by Deborah Ellis (Simcoe, ON)
Groundwood Books
for ages 11 and up
GEOFFREY BILSON AWARD FOR HISTORICAL FICTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ($5,000)
Sponsored by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Bilson Endowment Fund
The Lynching of Louie Sam
Written by Elizabeth Stewart (Vancouver, BC)
Annick Press
for ages 12 and up
JOHN SPRAY MYSTERY AWARD ($5,000)
Sponsored by John Spray
The Lynching of Louie Sam
Written by Elizabeth Stewart (Vancouver, BC)
Annick Press
for ages 12 and up
MONICA HUGHES AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY ($5,000)
Sponsored by HarperCollins Canada in memory of the late Monica Hughes
Seraphina
Written by Rachel Hartman (Vancouver, BC)
Doubleday Canada
for ages 14 and up
For more information, visit http://www.bookcentre.ca/news/ccbc_award_winners_2013
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