2015 CLA Book Award Winners announced!

Finally! The announcements of winners of the Canadian Library Association's annual book awards have been released.  From extraordinary shortlists to outstanding winners, the selection committees have once again done their association proud.

The full list of press releases from CLA is available here.

This award recognizes an illustrator of a noteworthy Canadian book, published in 2014, that appeals to children up to the age of 12 years.

Congratulations to the Winner:

* Any Questions? *

by Marie-Louise Gay
Groundwood Books

Congratulations also to Honour Book selected:

Dolphin SOS

Illustrated by Julie Flett

Wrtitten by Roy Miki and Slavia Miki

Tradewind Books

Press release announcement from CLA

This notable award recognizes a Canadian author of an outstanding book published in Canada in 2014, which appeals to children up to and including age 12.

Congratulations to the Winner:

* The Night Gardener *

by Jonathan Auxier

Penguin Canada

Congratulations also to the two Honour Books selected:

The Boundless
by Kenneth Oppel
HarperCollins Canada

The Swallow: A Ghost Story
by Charis Cotter
Tundra Books

Press release announcement from CLA

This award recognizes an author of an outstanding English-language Canadian work of fiction (novel, collection of short stories or graphic novel), published in 2014, that appeals to young adults between the ages of 13 and 18.

Congratulations to the Winner:

* This One Summer *

by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
Groundwood Books

Press release announcement from CLA

2014 CLA Book Award winners announced!

Cue the fanfare! Break out the bubbly! Exciting news is emanating from the Canadian Library Association. The announcements of winners of the CLA's annual book awards have just been released.  From extraordinary shortlists to outstanding winners, the selection committees have once again done their association proud. 

This award recognizes an illustrator of a noteworthy Canadian book, published in 2013, that appeals to children up to the age of 12 years.

 
Congratulations to the Winner:

* The Dark *

Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Written by Lemony Snicket
HarperCollins

Press release announcement from CLA

This notable award recognizes a Canadian author of an outstanding book published in Canada in 2013, which appeals to children up to and including age 12.

Congratulations to the Winner:

* Curse of the Dream Witch *

by Allan Stratton
Scholastic Canada

Reviewed here

Congratulations also to the two Honour Books selected:

 
Metro Dogs of Moscow
by Rachelle Delaney

Puffin Canada

 
Prince Puggly and the Kingdom of Spiff

by Robert Paul Weston
Puffin Canada

Reviewed here

Press release announcement from CLA

This award recognizes an author of an outstanding English-language Canadian work of fiction (novel, collection of short stories or graphic novel), published in 2013, that appeals to young adults between the ages of 13 and 18.

Congratulations to the Winner:

* Graffiti Knight *

by Karen Bass
Pajama Press

Reviewed here

Congratulations also to the only Honour Book selected:

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B 

by Teresa Toten

Doubleday Canada

Reviewed here

Press release announcement from CLA


The full list of press releases from CLA is available here.

Victoria Book Prizes: Bolen Book Children's Book Prize

On September 11, 2013, the Victoria Book Prize Society of Victoria, British Columbia announced the shortlists for its two book awards, one of which is dedicated to books for young people, the Bolen Books Children's Book Prize.

These shortlisted nominees, selected by a jury of representatives from the literary community, will be honoured and the Bolen Books Children's Book Prize of $5,000 announced on October 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Union Club of Victoria.  Tickets for this event are available for purchase.

The three nominated titles, written by authors from the capital region of Victoria, that have been short-listed for this award are:

 
And Nothing but the Truth
Written by Kit Pearson
HarperCollins Canada








One Year in Coal Harbour
Written by Polly Horvath
Groundwood Books








Three Little Words
Written by Sarah N. Harvey
Orca Book Publishers

Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature: 2012

Created in 1963, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature was create to encourage writing for Canadian children.  Vicky Metcalf was passionate about storytelling, a published children's author herself, and the Metcalf Foundation's goal focused on building a "just, healthy and creative society." Administered by the Writers' Trust of Canada since 2002, the $20,000 prize is awarded to an outstanding author of a body of work in children's literature.

This year, sponsored by the Metcalf Foundation and judged by a jury composed of Deirdre Baker, Ronald Jobe, and Joanne Schwartz, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature was awarded on November 7, 2012 at the Writers' Trust Awards event which was emceed by Shelagh Rogers, host of CBC Radio One’s The Next Chapter.

The 2012 winner of 

the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature 

is  

Paul Yee

Born in Saskatchewan, grew up and studied in British Columbia, and now living in Toronto, Paul Yee's Chinese background and studies in Canadian History have provided him with the foundation for many (but not all) of his stories. His rich body of work has earned him the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature, the Sheila A. Egoff Prize, the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award and the City of Vancouver Book Award. Some of his award-winning children and young adult books include:

The Secret Keepers
Tradewind Books
133 pp.
Ages 12-15
2011

Blood and Iron: Building the Railway, Lee Heen-gwong, British Columbia, 1882
(I Am Canada series)
Scholastic Canada
234 pp.
Ages 10-15
2010

The Bone Collector's Son
Tradewind Books
175 pp.
Ages 10-14
2003

Ghost Train
Illustrated by Harvey Chan
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 8-12
1996

Money Boy
Groundwood Books
184 pp.
Ages 12+
2011

Roses Sing on New Snow: A Delicious Tale
Illustrated by Harvey Chan
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 5-8
1990

Shu-Li and Tamara
Illustrated by Shaoli Wang
Tradewind Books
71 pp.
Ages 7-9
2007

Tales from Gold Mountain
Illustrated by Simon Ng
Douglas & McIntyre
64 pp.
Ages 12+
1989




 
Check out Paul Yee's website at  www.paulyee.ca to read more details about his life and stories, and the full citation for this award at the Canadian Children's Book Centre.