Anniversary quiz and a surprise new member!
Authors Booking Service
Today, we’re delighted to announce an exciting new member!
Welcome to Ted Staunton, one of Canada’s best known children’s authors of everything from picture books to novels for teens. Ted has been doing presentations, performances and workshops for schools, libraries and conferences across Canada since the 1980s. He also teaches adults the craft of writing for children at George Brown College in Toronto and at the Haliburton School of the Arts, and, through CODE Canada, leads workshops for writers and editors in Ethiopia. Ted also performs with the Maple Leaf Champions Jug Band and always brings his guitar and banjo along for school visits.
Here's what Margaret Heenan has to say about Ted's visits: "Our students have enjoyed Ted's presentations and his writing workshops so much that we have him back every year! The students and teachers are completely engaged and lots of fun is had by all!"
Ted has some availability in May and June and has good availability in the fall. To read more about Ted, go here:
http://authorsbooking.com/2043/authors/Ted_Staunton.html
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Happy Anniversary Authors' Booking Service!
Want to win a free book? Answer the three questions in our skill-testing quiz and you may be one of three lucky winners. (Please note: no egos were harmed during the writing of this quiz.)
1. How many years has Authors' Booking Service been making it incredibly easy for you to book an author or illustrator? (You're probably wondering how you ever managed without us!)
3. What is your favourite book written by each of these talented and gifted individuals? (It may be difficult to choose just one - do your best.)
(Hint: answers can be found by visiting www.authorsbooking.com)
Email your answers to a...@authorsbooking.com for your chance to win!
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AVAILABILITY NEWS
Susin Nielsen, author of Word Nerd and Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom, will be coming to Ontario during the week of October 24th. She has availability in the London/Oakville areas. Contact us early to book this popular author.
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AWARD NEWS:
ABS Nominees for the 2011 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Awards are:
Wallace Edwards: The Cat’s Pajamas (picture book category)
Hugh Brewster: Prisoner of Dieppe (young adult/middle reader category)
Hugh Brewster’s DIEPPE: Canada’s Darkest Day of World War II has been named an honour title for the CCLR Information Book Award 2011.
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NEW RELEASE
Hugh Brewster: I Am Canada: Deadly Voyage Jamie Laidlaw couldn’t wait to explore the giant, brand-new Titanic. It had a swimming pool and a gymnasium and dining rooms where he could order anything he wanted. Through Jamie’s eyes we experience life aboard history’s most famous ship on the maiden voyage that ended in disaster. (Coming in September)
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MEET THE AUTHOR: ERIC ZWEIG
By the age of 10, Eric Zweig was already a budding sports fanatic who was filling his school news books with game reports instead of current events. Today, he gets to write about sports for a living!
As a boy, Eric was a pretty good hockey player, a great football player, and a lousy baseball player … though baseball was his favourite sport. He worked on the grounds crew for the Toronto Blue Jays for five years, and still has a champagne bottle from the team’s first American League East Division title celebration in 1985. He later worked at the Hockey Hall of Fame, where his job included cleaning the Stanley Cup!
Eric has been writing about sports and sports history since graduating from Trent University in 1985. He has been working with Dan Diamond and Associates (consulting publisher to the National Hockey League) since 1997 and has been writing for children since 1999. He has been an on-air guest on dozens of television and radio programs and appeared as a “Hockey Philosopher” in the CBC series Hockey: A People’s History.
Eric is a member of the Society for International Hockey Research and the Society for American Baseball Research. He is married and lives in Owen Sound, Ontario, with his wife Barbara, who is also a writer and editor, and their giant cat Riggs.
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THERE’S STILL TIME to book a Forest of Reading Event!
Coming from Out-of-Province
Lois Peterson, Silver Birch Express nominee for The Ballad Of Knuckles McGraw is available on May 9, 10 and 11.
Vicki Grant, Red Maple nominee for Not Suitable for Family Viewing, is available in the GTA from May 9 to 13.
Don Calame, White Pine nominee for Swim the Fly, is available in the GTA for Book Week (April 30 to May 7) and Forest of Reading Week (May 7 to 13).
Ontario-Based Nominees who still have some availability in April and May are:
Andrew Larsen, Blue Spruce nominee for The Imaginary Garden.
Lana Button, Blue Spruce nominee for Willow's Whispers.
Sharon Jennings, Blue Spruce nominee for C'Mere boy.
Ann Love and Jane Drake, Silver Birch non-fiction nominees for Talking Tails: the Incredible Connection Between People and Their Pets.
Monica Kulling, Silver Birch Express nominee for It's A Snap! George Eastman's First Photograph.
Sharon Jennings, Silver Birch fiction nominee for Home Free.
Marina Cohen, Red Maple nominee for Ghost Ride.
Kathy Kacer, Red Maple non-fiction nominee for Whispers from the Ghettos.
Marc Ngui illustrator of Red Maple nominated title, Watch This Space.
Sharon McKay, Red Maple non-fiction nominee for Whispers from the Ghetto.
Richard Scarsbrook, White Pine nominee for The Monkeyface Chronicles.
Alyxandra Harvey, White Pine nominee for Hearts at Stake.
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WRAP UP YOUR SCHOOL YEAR WITH AN AUTHOR EVENT!
Celia Godkin is available in the GTA from May 24 - 26.
Tololwa Mollel is available in the GTA from May 25 - 30.
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Visit our web site for full details on any of our members! www.authorsbooking.com
Just click on Our Presenters for a list of links to details on any of our members. Each individual page has information on publications, presentations, fees and much more!
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Questions? Comments? We’re listening!
Marsha & Valerie
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