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Long road to a short list

October 5, 2016 By Ying Leave a Comment

Hello, friends. Since February, I've been bursting with a secret: I am a juror for the 2016 Governor General's Award for Young People's Literature (Text category)!!!!!!!! (I will stop there, although there aren't enough exclamation points in Canada for how I feel about this.) You guys, it's been so difficult keeping this quiet. I'm used to talking about what I'm reading and why I'm reading it, any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Things I Read Tagged With: awards, E K Johnston, GGs, Governor General's Awards, Martine Leavitt, Mikaela Everett, reading, Things I Read, Tim Wynne-Jones, Trilby Kent

When the competition becomes cutthroat

April 24, 2013 By Ying 6 Comments

Hello, friends. I have some particularly lovely and extremely immodest news to share with you, this week: The Traitor in the Tunnel has been shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award! I'm especially excited because this is Traitor's first possible award. As some of you know, A Spy in the House was nominated for three awards and won the Canadian Children's Book Centre's inaugural John Spray Mystery … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Things I Write Tagged With: Arthur Ellis Award, awards, Victoriana, walking sticks

Award-winning (since Tuesday night)

October 6, 2011 By Ying 6 Comments

Hello friends! Please pardon my lateness in blogging. I've been shuttling to and from Toronto with a wee infant, who, while being the best baby companion imaginable, is still a bit boggled by her late nights and lack of routine. (As am I.) We were in Toronto for the Canadian Children's Book Centre's annual awards gala, and I came away with the best news possible: A Spy in the House won the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Spy in the House, General News Tagged With: A Spy in the House, awards, Canada

A short delay

October 5, 2011 By Ying Leave a Comment

Hello, friends. I'm in Toronto for the Canadian Children's Book Centre's annual awards gala and will blog all about it here tomorrow! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Spy in the House, General News Tagged With: A Spy in the House, awards

The Agency 4!

June 28, 2011 By Ying 274 Comments

Hello friends! I have lovely news to share with you today. First, A Spy in the House has been nominated for the Canadian Children's Book Centre's brand-new John Spray Mystery Award! Can I possibly hold my breath from now until the winners are announced in October? Second, I'll be reading, signing, and talking about the Victorians at the Mississauga Public Library on August 27, as their Teen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Spy in the House, Author Appearances, Books Tagged With: A Spy in the House, appearances, awards, The Agency

Red Maple!

May 12, 2011 By Ying 5 Comments

Hello, friends. This week, the Ontario Library Association's Festival of Trees gala takes places at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. As one of the finalists (A Spy in the House is shortlisted in the Red Maple category), I should be there. I really, really, really want to be there. Trouble is, I am THIS close to my due date and it would be exciting and memorable in all the wrong ways if I were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Spy in the House, Author Appearances Tagged With: A Spy in the House, awards

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