Festival Alert: FOLD Kids Book Fest
From the FOLD kids IG: “Welcome Natasha Deen to the 2024 FOLD Kids Book Fest! She teaches creative writing with the University of Toronto SCS and will be presenting both THE ANNEthology and LARK GOES THE DISTANCE at #FOLDKids24. Head to thefoldcanada.org/kids for more info. Registration opens September 25th.”
I’m so excited to join the folks at FOLD Kids for a great time of talking stories, writing, and getting a chance to hang with Canada’s next generation of writers!
Coming Spring 2025 – Lark Wraps it Up
Miss June’s handmade quilt has been stolen right from her backyard—and on the day of the quilt show! Lark and Connor set aside their plans to help find the culprit. After scouring the crime scene, they gather their friends from the splash pad and head to the quilt show to interview suspects. Lark and Connor will have to follow the loose threads to discover who stole Miss June’s quilt…and try to get it back before the show is over.
Coming January 2025 – Jade’s Pet Dinosaur!
I had a lot of fun writing the stories of Jade and her pet, Indigo. He’s a dinosaur and Jade knows her parents would *never* let her keep a dinosaur as a pet & she’s worried about palaeontologists who might take him away. So, she tells everyone he’s an iguana (shhh)…
Join Jade, Indigo, & Picture Window Books for a fun, new series about friendship!
U of T SCS: Writing for Children – Introduction
If you’re interested in writing kidlit, join me for the fall section of Course 1717-099.
September 24th – November 12, 2024 (running every Tuesday)
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Classes are recorded
Bursaries & Awards information can be found here, while full information on the course is available here.
Save the Date – Words in the Park
ANTHEM OF LIFE, Part 1: a Zulu epic play by Tololwa M Mollel comes to the stage at Theatre Prospero to launch a trilogy
For full information about the play, head here. Buy tickets here.
Write to Film Registration is Open
Wanting to write for film and television–YouthWrite has you covered. There are scholarships for youth–please see their page for full information.
July 14-19: Write 2 Film in Calgary, AB. Ages 14-19. Day camp (Ages 18+ may arrange with the facility to stay overnight at an extra cost, but there will be no supervision from YouthWrite staff.)
ANNEthology Launch & Quill & Quire
YouthWrite for Summer!
Visit www.youthwrite.com for all the information & to register!
Join me on June 24th for the ANNEthology Launch!
You’re invited to an online celebration of The ANNEthology, with authors Paul Coccia, Hope Dalvay, Matthew Dawkins, Natasha Deen, Judith Graves, Shari Green, Mere Joyce, Deirdre Kessler, Susie Moloney, Susan White, and editor Robin Sutherland in attendance.
Join us for this FREE online event.
DATE: Monday, June 24, 2024
TIME: 7PM Atlantic Time, Register for the event here.
The ANNEthology: A Collection of Kindred Spirits Inspired by the Canadian Icon
Book Summary:
Join ten of Canada’s top young adult fiction writers as they set Canada’s favourite red-haired orphan, Anne Shirley, on brand new adventures.
With its futuristic settings, cybernetic beings, ghosts, mysterious books and boxes, and racial and sexual diversity in its cast of characters, The ANNEthology offers serious “scope for the imagination” for all readers. 2024 marks the 150th anniversary of L.M. Montgomery’s birth and the 30th anniversary of Acorn Press, Prince Edward Island’s longest-running traditional publishing house. What better way to celebrate these milestones than publishing a collection of stories inspired by the Island’s (and one of Canada’s) most beloved authors?
Sure to include something for everyone, this is a must-have collection for Anne of Green Gables fans.
ISBN: 9781773661537 | Price: $24.95 | Pub Date: June 30, 2024
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