It is with great pleasure that McNally Robinson Booksellers announces the winners of it's 3rd annual grade 5-6 writing contest. We received a record number of entries this year and for that we thank you. Some were scary in a funny way, some had a real sense of time and place, others were wonderfully researched, and all were a genuine attempt to tell a great Canadian story. The best ones did all the above, and made our spines tingle as well! To those whose entries were not finalists, a special thank you. Keep on writing - perhaps one day you may find something you wrote on our store shelves!

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Anita Daher has lived all over Canada but now calls Winnipeg home. She has won the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer, and her novel Spider's Song is up for the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award (Older Category). On April 29th, Anita will launch the latest book in her Junior Canadian Rangers series, On the Trail of the Bushman. Recently she was kind enough to answer some questions for our website.

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HarperCollins Canada has launched their second March Madness contest. Over the coming six weeks, 64 books will duke it out to determine who is the ultimate champion. Vote now and enter a chance to win all 64 titles in this year's contest!

Write and illustrate your own 10-15 page graphic novel, with original characters, story, and artwork. Content must be appropriate for ages 10-14.

The contest is open to anyone ages 10-14.

Submission deadline is August 9, 2008. 1st, 2nd and 3rd-place winners will be contacted August 16. All submissions must be left at the Kids Desk in an envelope marked with the author/illustrator’s name, age, address, phone number, and parent’s name.

Submissions may be retrieved after August 16, 2008.

Have fun, and good luck!

To check out some inspiring graphic novels that have already been published, click here.