McFarlane & Sakamoto Shortlisted for Edna Staebler Award

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The shortlist for the 2015 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction was announced today by Wilfrid Laurier University and includes two WCA authors, Judy McFarlane and Mark Sakamoto.

The $10,000 award recognizes Canadian writers for work of creative non-fiction that includes a Canadian locale and/or significance.

Judy McFarlane is nominated for her book, Writing With Grace: A Journey Beyond Down  Syndrome, published by Douglas & McIntyre.

Writing with Grace book cover

Mark Sakamoto is nominated for his book, Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents, published by HarperCollins.

Forgiveness book cover

You can find more information on the award here.

Melvis & Elvis on The Morning Show

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Jeremy Tankard made an appearance on The Morning Show on Global today and chatted about the book he illustrated, Melvis and Elvis by WCA author Dennis Lee. In case you missed it, you can watch Jeremy give host Jeff McArthur a little lesson about drawing Elvis the Elf here!

Melvis and Elvis is Canadian kidslit legend Dennis Lee’s first new children’s collection in more than a decade and is currently one of Heather’s Picks at Indigo.ca. Purchase your own copy here.

Jeremy Tankard is an award winning author and illustrator whose illustrations have appeared in Time magazine, the New York Times, and the Boston Globe.