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Attention: Children’s Book Publishers

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is now accepting submissions for its four book awards. The submission deadline for all awards is December 18, 2009.

Canadian writers, publishers, and readers were among the guests at this year’s 9th annual Writers’ Trust Awards event, held Nov. 24 at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto, celebrating the wide-ranging success of Canada’s literary talents over the past year. The show was hosted by broadcaster, writer, and musician Jian Ghomeshi and included the presentation of six awards and $127,000, making it one of the richest awards nights for literature in the country.

Marthe Jocelyn took home the $20,000 prize for the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature. This award is given to the author of a body of work in children's literature that, in the opinion of the judges, demonstrates the highest literary standards.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto (November 20, 2009) ― The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) is thrilled to announce the winners of the four major children’s book awards it administers. The winners were announced last night at a gala event at The Carlu in Toronto.

This year’s winning titles will captivate the hearts and imaginations of children and adults everywhere. Readers will be introduced to a lonely boy and the Popsicle sticks, puddles, poetry and paint that help him find hope; to two children’s tragic yet optimistic experiences in a residential school; to a child victim of the Sierra Leone war and her inspiring journey; and to 15-year-old Ben and the place that he so wants to escape.

The Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada have awarded the 2009 Information Book Award to Janet Wilson for her book, One Peace: True Stories of Young Activist (Orca Book Publishers). The honour books included A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes, Harry Endrulat and Brian Deines (illustrator), published by Key Porter Books and Robots: From Everyday to Out of This World by the Editors of Yes Magazine, published by Kids Can Press.

Montreal, November 17, 2009 – The names of winners of the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Awards were announced today by the Canada Council for the Arts. The seven English and seven French awards are given to authors, illustrators and translators and in the categories of fiction, poetry, drama, non fiction, children’s literature (text and illustration) and translation.

For the first time in the history of the Awards one book wins in both categories of children’s literature (text and illustration): Harvey by author Hervé Bouchard and illustrator Janice Nadeau, a three-time Award-winner. Children’s literature was also the focus in the English-language translation category, with Susan Ouriou winning for her translation of a young adult novel, Pieces of Me, a translation of La liberté? Connais pas… by Charlotte Gingras.