Kudos to Catherine McKenzie for winning the CANSCAIP contest – and to the other winners and runners up!

CANSCAIP {The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers} has announced the winners and finalists of the 2023 Writing for Children Competition, and Catherine McKenzie from our Thursday afternoon “Extreme” class in Burlington has won with her middle grade entry, A Drop in the Ocean.

Yay, Catherine!

Each of the three winners {for picture book, middle grade, and young adult} receives $500. Plus, CANSCAIP sends the winners' and finalists' entries to Annick Press, Kids Can Press, and Scholastic Canada. This is not a bad way to get your manuscript in front of an editor’s eyes 😊. Also, the editors give you feedback on your entry.

The 2023 Writing for Children Competition received more than 600 entries.  Every entry receives written feedback from the first round of evaluations. Entries that advance to the second round receive additional written feedback. And then the winners and runners-up receive even more feedback.

Catherine

The next Writing for Children Competition will open in March 2024. 

Here are the winners and runners-up for this year's contest:

PICTURE BOOK

WINNER:  Don't Mind if I Do – Cynthia Ford

WINNER:  The Mango Princess – Kalinda Link

FINALIST:  Can We Be Friends? – Donna Chastko

FINALIST:  The King's Court – Beth Elliott

MIDDLE GRADE

WINNER:  A Drop in the Ocean – Catherine McKenzie

FINALIST:  On the Same Boat – Christine Chang-Gardecki

FINALIST:  Kiko and the Dream Eater – Shawne Yukimi MacIntyre

YOUNG ADULT LONGLIST

WINNER:  The Deepers – Carmen Wittmeier

FINALIST:  My Accidental Life – Simone Garneau

FINALIST:  Hydra – Dallas Nicholls

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