The Writers' Trust of Canada Awards

This week, The Writers' Trust of Canada, a non-profit organization, announced literary awards totaling $133,000, including a $15,000 award for children's literature. According to the Trust, "Our annual awards ensure that our writers' powerful voices will continue to be heard, at home and abroad. Awards provide writers with the time and resources needed to hone their craft. Awards inspire other authors to emulate them, expanding the nation's garden of literary excellence."

Roslyn Schwartz received The Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature, which is awarded to a writer of children's literature for a body of work. According to the Jury Citation from Deirdre Baker, Sarah Ellis, and Tim Wynne-Jones: "Roslyn Schwartz is a virtuoso of the picture book form. In all her books but most especially in the Mole Sisters stories she demonstrates how minimal text, tiny pictures, and hilariously unambitious images can convey worlds of meaning and character. Playful, intelligent, and peopled with unforgettable characters, Schwartz's titles are a significant, inimitable contribution to Canadian children's literature." The Mole Sisters books are popular in the United States as well as in Canada. recall recall