Wordfest Artists Shortlisted for Children’s Book Awards
On September 3, 2014, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) announced the finalists for its seven major children’s book awards, and several Wordfest alumni and 2014 artists made the shortlists.
The TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award ($30,000)
- The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten (Doubleday Canada), Wordfest 2013 alumna
Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse ($30,000)
- Le lion et l’oiseau by Marianne Dubuc (Les Editions de la Pastèque), Wordfest 2014
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award ($20,000)
- Fox and Squirrel by Ruth Ohi (Scholastic Canada), Wordfest 2014
- My Name is Blessing by Eric Walters (Tundra Books), Wordfest 2013 alumnus
Norma Fleck Award for Children’s Non-Fiction ($10,000)
- My Name Is Blessing by Eric Walters, Wordfest 2013
John Spray Mystery Award ($5,000)
- The Metro Dogs of Moscow by Rachelle Delaney (Puffin Canada), Wordfest 2014
The winners will be announced at the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Awards and Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse – two invitation-only gala events in Toronto on November 6 and Montreal on October 28. Overall, $130,000 in prize monies will be awarded.
The nominated books exemplify some of the very best work by Canadian authors and illustrators. Visit the related links below for information about the shortlisted writers appearing in Wordfest 2014!
