Longlist & Shortlist | Finalists & Winners
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Winners and finalists 2022 Writing for Children Competition October 31, 2022: CANSCAIP is pleased to announce the finalists and winners of the annual Writing for Children Competition. CANSCAIP sends the winner and finalist entries to Annick Press, Kids Can Press and Scholastic Canada. Each of the winners receives $500. PICTURE BOOK WINNER: Christine Henderson – War Knows Not of Spring WINNER: Jackie Friedman Mighdoll – Japan: Better with Cats! MIDDLE GRADE WINNER: Barbara Tomlin – The Shattering FINALIST: Claire Hatcher – The Lookers FINALIST: Carol Teed – Ghost Dust YOUNG ADULT WINNER: Scott Lear – Your Number’s Up FINALIST: Melissa de Haan – A Good Day FINALIST: Caroline Lavoie – Devil by the Tail The 2022 Competition received more than 600 entries. All the entries were evaluated by the first-round readers who selected which entries advanced to the second round. The second-round readers selected which entries advanced to the longlist, and the longlist readers selected entries for the shortlist. Two juries selected the finalists and winners. In November 2022, everyone who entered will receive the written evaluations for their entries. The next Writing for Children Competition will open in March 2023. More than 40 CANSCAIP Members volunteered as readers and juries. First-round readers evaluated all the entries and selected which ones advanced to the second round. Second-round readers evaluated that smaller group of entries and selected the longlist. Longlist readers selected entries for the shortlist, and two juries selected the finalists and winners. A huge thank you to readers and juries for the 2022 Writing for Children Competition: Karen Rankin Armadell, Lana Button, Anne Laurel Carter, Sylvia Chiang, Lena Coakley, Tziporah Cohen, Kathryn Ellis, Nan Forler, Heather Gale, Loretta Garbutt, Linda Granfield, Barbara Haworth-Attard, Theo Heras, Susan Hughes, Marthe Jocelyn, Jessica Scott Kerrin, Uma Krishnaswami, Joanne Levy, Carol MacKay, Liz MacLeod, Patricia McCowan, Ishta Mercurio, Mireille Messier, Jean Mills, Melanie Mosher, Monica Nawrocki, Deb Patz, Laura Peetoom, Jean Pendziwol, Monique Polak, Anne Renaud, Gillian Richardson, Raquel Rivera, Margriet Ruurs, Judy Ann Sadler, Karen Spafford-Fitz, Kathy Stinson, Chieri Uegaki, Lynn Westerhout, and Susan White. Joanne Levy and Jean Pendziwol also manage the logistics of entries and readers. |
Shortlist 2022 Writing for Children Competition September 26, 2022: CANSCAIP congratulates the writers of entries on the 2022 Writing for Children Competition shortlist. More than 600 entries were received. Feedback for each entry is a unique benefit of the Competition—all the entries get evaluation comments from at least one round of reading. In November the evaluations will be sent to all the writers. PICTURE BOOK SHORTLIST Donna Chastko - Can We Be Friends? Sapphire Chow - Message in the Mooncake Melina Ciaccia - Rosso! Susanne Connolly - Fox on the Farm Karyn Curtis - Charlie the Seasonal Ghost Fiona Forster - The Cat-astrophic Concert Jaimie Franchi - Melt Jackie Friedman Mighdoll - Baby Lemur Life Jackie Friedman Mighdoll - Japan: Better with Cats! Cathrin Hagey - Mouse and Hen Kate Hammer - The Most Christine Henderson - War Knows Not of Spring Christine Henderson - Words to Mend My Mama Robin Larin - Indognito Kalinda Link - The Mango Princess Jen MacGregor - Mags Macdonald Had a Jetpack Heather McLennan - Race in the Lake: Marilyn Bell's Impossible Swim Heather McLennan - Operation Tooth: How Children Changed the World, One Tooth at a Time Kamilla Milligan - One-Night Bike Logaine Navascues - Inspiration Beans James Steeves - Lester Paints the Sky MIDDLE GRADE SHORTLIST Claire Hatcher - The Lookers Regan Nuqui - Uncommon Cora Connie PrĂ©mont - The Tadpole Connection James Steeves - Curse of the Noose Carol Teed - Ghost Dust Carol Teed - RX One Dog Penny Thompson - The School Project Barbara Tomlin - The Shattering YOUNG ADULT SHORTLIST Melissa de Haan - Girly-Me Caroline Lavoie - Devil by the Tail Scott Lear - Your Number's Up! Kristen/Anna Taylor/Coutts - It's the End of Our World as We Know-It D.M. Wagner - Masthead More than 40 professionally published CANSCAIP Members volunteered as the readers and juries. The first-round readers evaluated all the entries and selected the entries to proceed to the second round. The second-round readers evaluated that smaller group of entries and selected the longlist. A group of readers evaluated the longlist and selected the entries for the shortlist. Two juries evaluate the shortlist to select the finalists and winners, who will be announced in October. A huge thank you to the volunteer readers and juries for the 2022 Writing for Children Competition: Karen Rankin Armadell, Lana Button, Anne Laurel Carter, Sylvia Chiang, Lena Coakley, Tziporah Cohen, Kathryn Ellis, Nan Forler, Heather Gale, Loretta Garbutt, Linda Granfield, Barbara Haworth-Attard, Theo Heras, Susan Hughes, Marthe Jocelyn, Jessica Scott Kerrin, Uma Krishnaswami, Joanne Levy, Carol MacKay, Liz MacLeod, Patricia McCowan, Ishta Mercurio, Mireille Messier, Jean Mills, Melanie Mosher, Monica Nawrocki, Deb Patz, Laura Peetoom, Jean Pendziwol, Monique Polak, Anne Renaud, Gillian Richardson, Raquel Rivera, Margriet Ruurs, Judy Ann Sadler, Karen Spafford-Fitz, Kathy Stinson, Chieri Uegaki, Lynn Westerhout, and Susan White. Joanne Levy and Jean Pendziwol also manage the logistics of entries and readers. CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers) was founded in 1977. We’re national, membership-based and volunteer-run, and we offer professional development opportunities for our community. The Writers' Union of Canada initiated the Writing for Children Competition in 1996, and in 2014 CANSCAIP took it on. The goal of the Competition is to discover, encourage, and promote emerging writers of children's literature. Back to top | Longlist 2022 Writing for Children CompetitionAugust 29, 2022: CANSCAIP congratulates the writers of the longlisted entries in the 2022 Writing for Children Competition. The shortlisted entries will be announced in September, and the finalists and winners will be announced in October. More than 600 entries were received. A unique and valuable benefit of the Competition is that every entry gets evaluation comments from at least one round of reading--in November, the evaluations will be sent to all the writers. PICTURE BOOK LONGLIST Maria Bursey - Santa Brought a Dinosaur Donna Chastko - Can We Be Friends? Sapphire Chow - Message in the Mooncake Melina Ciaccia - Rosso! Susanne Connolly - Fox on The Farm Rae Crossman - The Names of Trees Karyn Curtis - Charlie the Seasonal Ghost Thereza Dos Santos - Papa Was a Sea Captain Heather Douglas - Runaway Belly Button Tanya Elchuk - Lila's Genius Beth Elliott - Neighbourhood News Fiona Forster - Lewy Comes to Visit Fiona Forster - The Cat-astrophic Concert Jaimie Franchi - Melt Jackie Friedman Mighdoll - Baby Lemur Life Jackie Friedman Mighdoll - Japan: Better with Cats! Mary-Anne Gibbs - Saying Good-bye to Grandad Ann Gray - Sammy Meets a Monster Cathrin Hagey - Mouse and Hen Kate Hammer - The Most Christine Henderson - Words to Mend My Mama Christine Henderson - War Knows Not of Spring Ryan Howlett - I Don't Want to be 6! Nicolas Hull - The Youngsters Sing Some Songs Pawan Kaur Singh - Fairies in the Forest Dale Kerr - Brenda Baxter's BAAAd Day Alice Klopstra - The Tale of Slappy Jacques Dianne Koebel-Pede - Starshine Robin Larin - Indognito Jena Ledson - Norman and the Pie Kalinda Link - How Chuck the Chihuahua Became a Police Dog Kalinda Link - The Mango Princess Danica Longair - When River Met Ocean Jen MacGregor - Mags Macdonald Had a Jetpack Maureen Marovitch - The Friend Seeker Sofia Martimianakis - The Case of the Missing Eggs Heather McLennan - Operation Tooth: How Children Changed the World, One Tooth at a Time Heather McLennan - Race in the Lake: Marilyn Bell's Impossible Swim Kamilla Milligan - One-Night Bike Francesca Morrison - Rory's Family: The Circus Logaine Navascues - Inspiration Beans Alison Newall - Bird Jane Parker - Belle and the Ball Krister Partel - Unicorn Shoe, Where Are You? Caterina Salvatori - A Tree So Bright Jen Schimmens - Swap Meet! Shirley Heringer Sellars - Tickle Me Silly! James Steeves - Lester Paints the Sky Rabecca Talbot - GamGu Goes for a Drive Natasha Wells - Charlie's Nose Knows Rosalyn Yake - The Baboonicorn MIDDLE GRADE LONGLIST Jenna Campbell - Swimming for Silver Calyssa Erb - Maya Plays the Part Brandi Estey-Burtt - Sophie Cinnamon and the Missing Manuscript Claire Hatcher - The Lookers Regan Nuqui - Uncommon Cora Sarah Parker - Earth to Astrid Connie PrĂ©mont - The Tadpole Connection Donna Shanley - Temerity Moth and the Whispering Green James Steeves - Curse of the Noose James Steeves - Sabre of Spirits Carol Teed - Ghost Dust Carol Teed - RX One Dog Penny Thompson - The School Project Barbara Tomlin - The Shattering Carmen Wittmeier - Orphan at the Gate: The Story of Little Tiger Sally Wylie - The Mission: Sequel to Ari and the Intergalactic Dragon YOUNG ADULT LONGLIST Anna Coutts & Kristen Taylor - It's the End of Our World as We Know It Melissa de Haan - Girly-Me Melissa de Haan - A Good Day Tanya Elchuk - Eden 2.0 Caroline Lavoie - Devil by the Tail Scott Lear - Your Number's Up! D.M. Wagner - Masthead Each year, more than 40 published CANSCAIP Members volunteer as the Competition's readers and juries. First-round readers evaluate all the entries and select the entries that will proceed to the second round. The second-round readers evaluate those entries and select the longlist, and a group of longlist readers selects the shortlist. From the shortlist, two juries will select the finalists and winners. The entries of the finalists and winners will be sent to Annick Press, Kids Can Press and Scholastic Canada for their evaluations. Thank you to the 2022 Competition readers: Karen Rankin Armadell, Lana Button, Anne Laurel Carter, Sylvia Chiang, Lena Coakley, Tziporah Cohen, Kathryn Ellis, Nan Forler, Heather Gale, Loretta Garbutt, Linda Granfield, Barbara Haworth-Attard, Theo Heras, Joanne Levy, Carol MacKay, Liz MacLeod, Patricia McCowan, Ishta Mercurio, Mireille Messier, Jean Mills, Melanie Mosher, Monica Nawrocki, Deb Patz, Laura Peetoom, Jean Pendziwol, Anne Renaud, Gillian Richardson, Raquel Rivera, Margriet Ruurs, Judy Ann Sadler, Karen Spafford-Fitz, Chieri Uegaki, Lynn Westerhout, Susan White. Joanne Levy and Jean Pendziwol also manage the logistics of entries and readers. CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers) was founded in 1977. We’re a national membership-based and volunteer-run organization, offering professional development opportunities for our community. The Writers' Union of Canada initiated the Writing for Children Competition in 1996, and CANSCAIP took it on in 2014. The goal of the Competition is to discover, encourage, and promote emerging writers of children's literature. |