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Sue Irwin

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Sue
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Irwin
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Ontario
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SUE IRWIN is an author and former teacher. Her writing has been published in a variety of children’s publications and her middle grade nonfiction books - "Safety Stars" and "Breaking Through" - have received several top awards. She is excited about her two upcoming books - a board book, which is slated for publication by B&H Publishing in 2026, and a picture book, by Our Daily Bread, in 2027.
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School and library presentations
Virtual visits
Publications
BOOKS:
Breaking Through - Heroes in Canadian Women's Sport. James Lorimer and Company, 2018

Safety Stars - Players who fought to make the hard-hitting game of professional hockey safer. James Lorimer and Company, 2015

ONLINE PUBLICATION:
Using Less Energy. Reading A-Z, 2010

MAGAZINE ARTICLES:
Hidden Treasures, Clubhouse Jr, 2025
Copy That. Clubhouse Jr, 2025
Tough Stuff. Clubhouse, 2025
Don't Sweat It. Clubhouse Jr, 2024
Loud and Clear. Clubhouse Jr, 2024
Cuff Bracelet. Highlights for Children, 2009
Love and Ladybugs. AppleSeeds, 2007
Awards
Listed on TD Summer Reading Club's "Recommended Reads" for Breaking Through, 2021

Nominated, Forest of Reading "Silver Birch Nonfiction Award" for Safety Stars, 2017

A Canadian Children's Book Centre "Best Books for Kids and Teens" selection for Safety Stars, 2015

Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario "Curriculum Development Award" for Safety Stars, 2015

Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario "Writers' Award" for His Stories were a Real Snoozer, 2010

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' "Writers' Contest - Honourable Mention" for Jack and the Beanstalk, 2008
Other Memberships
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Writers' Union of Canada
    

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