Longlist & Shortlist | Finalists & Winners
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Winners and finalists of 2024 Writing for Children Competition October 2024: CANSCAIP congratulates the winners and finalists of the 2024 Writing for Children Competition. The winners receive $500. The winner and finalist entries will be sent for consideration to Annick Press, Kids Can Press, and Scholastic Canada. PICTURE BOOK WINNER: The Frozen Pond – Linda Hutton FINALIST: A Monster's Guide to Children – Susan Wollison FINALIST: Willa and the Wildfire – Heather McLennan MIDDLE GRADE WINNER: Van Life – Ann Sutherland FINALIST: Firebird's Child – Alexandra Bolintineanu FINALIST: Saving Willow – Tracey Brown YOUNG ADULT FINALIST: Scattered Pages – Melanie Scott-Dela Cruz FINALIST: Familial – Emily Stewart The 2024 Writing for Children Competition received more than 600 entries. Every entry receives written feedback from the first round of evaluations. Entries advancing to the second round receive additional written feedback. Selected entries advance to the longlist, and longlist readers select the shortlist. From the shortlist, juries select winners and finalists. Entries are evaluated anonymously, so readers and juries don’t know the names of the writers. In November, everyone will receive the written evaluations for their entries. The next Writing for Children Competition will open in March 2025. CANSCAIP thanks the Members who volunteered as readers and jurors for the Writing for Children Competition: Jen Bailey, Dorothy Bentley, Kate Blair, Laura Bontje, Shannon Bramer, Sophie Casson, Teresa Chan, Paul Coccia, Tziporah Cohen, Peggy Collins, Marcus Cutler, Jillian Dobson, MaryLou Driedger, Sandra Dumais, Allison Finley, Heather Gale, Joyce Grant, Jennifer Harris, Theo Heras, Susan Hughes, Sharon Jennings, Etta Kaner, Tanya Kyi, Amanda Lewis, Carol MacKay, Cynthia Mackey, Sheryl McFarlane, Gina McMurchy-Barber, Priti Maheshwari, Jean Mills, Darcie Naslund, Monica Nawrocki, Deborah Patz, Jeff Pinkney, Karen Rankin, Gillian Richardson, Jessica Rose, Judy-Ann Sadler, Richard Scrimger, Lana Shupe, Erin Silver, Arthur Slade, Karen Spafford-Fitz, Kerry Sparrow, Michael Stewart, Kathy Stinson, Kevin Sylvester, Nadia Devi Umadat, Rebecca Upjohn, Larry Verstraete, Tamla Young, Danielle Younge-Ullman. In addition, volunteers Joanne Levy and Jean E. Pendziwol manage the logistics of tracking and allocating entries to readers. ******************** Shortlist for 2024 Writing for Children Competition September 27 2024: CANSCAIP is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Writing for Children Competition. More than 600 entries were received, and every entry will receive written feedback. The goal of the Competition is to discover, encourage, and promote emerging writers of children's literature in Canada. The winners and finalists will be announced in October, and these entries will be sent for consideration to Annick Press, Kids Can Press, and Scholastic Canada. PICTURE BOOK SHORTLIST Olena and the Lost Potato – Sam Alpay Good Morning / Good Night – Andrea Bishop Adopting a Dinosaur – Maureen Curry The Night Orchestra – Marta Cutler I Am a Cheetah – Yvonne Denomy The Man in the Tent on the Hill Behind the Church – Loretta DiGioseffo The Buttonless Belly – Heather Douglas Upstairs Neighbours – Jaclyn Frith Hello, Grandpa – Vanessa Bedford Gill Tofino Tide Pools – Vanessa Bedford Gill The Frozen Pond – Linda Hutton The Smallest Giant – Gigi Le Flufy Dreams Take Flight – Chelsey Leal-Hampson Angel Bird – Rachelle Lemay Waiting for BaBa – Jennifer Li Snails Are Amazing (and Sometimes Gross) – Carol Macpherson Willa and the Wildfire – Heather McLennan Eager Beaver: Nature's Superhero! – Heather McLennan Granny Does Ballet – Francesca Morrison The Rabbi's Wife Was a Bird – Soozi Schlanger Sticky Ricky – Dale Sibbald A Monster's Guide to Children – Susan Wollison MIDDLE GRADE SHORTLIST Saving Willow – Tracey Brown Max Five: Mars Academy – Ian Bullock Nightmare Fields – Laurie Lascos Van Life – Ann Sutherland YOUNG ADULT SHORTLIST Expiration Dates – Michelle Hair Scattered Pages – Melanie Scott-Dela Cruz Familial – Emily Stewart Something Burning in the Night – Corina Zechel Our thanks to the CANSCAIP Members who volunteer as readers and jurors: Jen Bailey, Dorothy Bentley, Kate Blair, Laura Bontje, Shannon Bramer, Sophie Casson, Teresa Chan, Paul Coccia, Tziporah Cohen, Peggy Collins, Marcus Cutler, Jillian Dobson, MaryLou Driedger, Sandra Dumais, Allison Finley, Heather Gale, Joyce Grant, Jennifer Harris, Theo Heras, Susan Hughes, Sharon Jennings, Etta Kaner, Tanya Kyi, Amanda Lewis, Carol MacKay, Cynthia Mackey, Sheryl McFarlane, Gina McMurchy-Barber, Priti Maheshwari, Jean Mills, Darcie Naslund, Monica Nawrocki, Deborah Patz, Jeff Pinkney, Karen Rankin, Gillian Richardson, Jessica Rose, Judy-Ann Sadler, Richard Scrimger, Lana Shupe, Erin Silver, Arthur Slade, Karen Spafford-Fitz, Kerry Sparrow, Michael Stewart, Kathy Stinson, Kevin Sylvester, Nadia Devi Umadat, Rebecca Upjohn, Larry Verstraete, Tamla Young, Danielle Younge-Ullman. In addition, Joanne Levy and Jean E. Pendziwol manage the logistics of tracking and allocating entries to readers. ********************** Longlist for 2024 Writing for Children Competition August 28, 2024: CANSCAIP is pleased to announce the 2024 Writing for Children Competition longlist. More than 600 entries were received, and every entry receives written feedback. Entries are evaluated anonymously. Thank you so much to the CANSCAIP Members who volunteer as readers and jurors: Jen Bailey, Dorothy Bentley, Kate Blair, Laura Bontje, Shannon Bramer, Sophie Casson, Teresa Chan, Paul Coccia, Tziporah Cohen, Peggy Collins, Marcus Cutler, Jillian Dobson, MaryLou Driedger, Sandra Dumais, Allison Finley, Heather Gale, Joyce Grant, Jennifer Harris, Theo Heras, Susan Hughes, Sharon Jennings, Etta Kaner, Tanya Kyi, Amanda Lewis, Carol MacKay, Cynthia Mackey, Sheryl McFarlane, Gina McMurchy-Barber, Priti Maheshwari, Jean Mills, Darcie Naslund, Monica Nawrocki, Deborah Patz, Jeff Pinkney, Karen Rankin, Gillian Richardson, Jessica Rose, Judy-Ann Sadler, Richard Scrimger, Lana Shupe, Erin Silver, Arthur Slade, Karen Spafford-Fitz, Kerry Sparrow, Michael Stewart, Kathy Stinson, Kevin Sylvester, Nadia Devi Umadat, Rebecca Upjohn, Larry Verstraete, Tamla Young, Danielle Younge-Ullman. In addition, Joanne Levy and Jean E. Pendziwol manage the logistics of tracking and allocating entries to readers. PICTURE BOOK LONGLIST Olena and the Lost Potato – Sam Alpay Snuggle Puggle – Kristin Andersons Violet's Rainy Day – Samuel Barnes Good Morning/Good Night – Andrea Bishop Jennifer's Got Pizzazz – Laurie Crookell The Coolest Lunch Bag Ever – Laurie Crookell Adopting a Dinosaur – Maureen Curry The Night Orchestra – Marta Cutler The Ballerina – Natasha David I Am a Cheetah – Yvonne Denomy The Man in the Tent on the Hill Behind the Church – Loretta DiGioseffo The Buttonless Belly – Heather Douglas The Best Beach Day. Ever. – Beth Elliott Next Tuesday – Kelli Etheridge A Piggy Bank Tale – Fiona Forster Upstairs Neighbours – Jaclyn Frith Hello, Grandpa – Vanessa Bedford Gill Tofino Tide Pools – Vanessa Bedford Gill We Make Bears – Dorothy Griffiths Baba's Buttons – Carla Gullett The Very Stinky Princess – Jillian Hamilton Oley Billy Goats Build – Louise Hinton Mr. Predictor Reads Your Mind – Russell Hirsch Where Is My Home – Julia Hume The Frozen Pond – Linda Hutton Homes Sweet Homes – Prabhjot Kaur Summer Days – Sydney King Just Because – Elaine Kolinas All My Red Pockets – Mandy Lam Lulu and the Lighthouse – Gigi Le Flufy The Smallest Giant – Gigi Le Flufy Dreams Take Flight – Chelsey Leal-Hampson Angel Bird – Rachelle Lemay Waiting for BaBa – Jennifer Li The Bouncing Purple Ball – Christopher Lindsay When River Meets Ocean – Danica Longair Have You Ever Seen the Stars? – Jessica Lovell Let's Blow This Popsicle Stand – Janna MacLean Ruby-Jean, Dancing Queen – Carol Macpherson Snails Are Amazing (and Sometimes Gross) – Carol Macpherson Count to 20 and Down to 1 – Dani Mazzocato Eager Beaver: Nature's Superhero! – Heather McLennan Harriet and the Heat Wave – Heather McLennan Willa and the Wildfire – Heather McLennan Granny Does Ballet – Francesca Morrison Question Collection – Logaine Navascues You Be You – Lisa Nowlan Gingerbread and Gumdrops – Laura Polasek Among the Giants – Angela Robertson Dragonfly's Secret – Ian Rodrigues The Rabbi's Wife Was a Bird – Soozi Schlanger Sticky Ricky – Dale Sibbald You Are My Star! You Are My Heart! – Annely So The Lost Afikomen – Kimberley Ann Sparks Mery and the Box – Janet Tufts Santa Is a Cat – David Wimsett A Monster's Guide to Children – Susan Wollison MIDDLE GRADE LONGLIST Firebird's Child – Alexandra Bolintineanu Saving Willow – Tracey Brown Max Five: Mars Academy – Ian Bullock Dreamworld – Collette Burjack Waiting in the Wings – Tawnia Courage Invisible Zone – Laurie Crookell Neverlife – Lysanne De Broux Nightmare Fields – Laurie Lascos Not Quite a Hero – Kyla McDonald Wicked Like a Witch – Christine Michaud Van Life – Ann Sutherland Riches – Penny Thompson Rebel Dragon – Sally Wylie YOUNG ADULT LONGLIST The Memory Collector – Yvonne Denomy Expiration Dates – Michelle Hair Scattered Pages – Melanie Scott-Dela Cruz Familial – Emily Stewart Something Burning in the Night – Corina Zechel |