Denare Beach author, Myrna Guymer, has been awarded the Canadian Science Writers' 2008 Science in Society Journalism Award in the children's book category for her book The Canadian Shield Alphabet. Guymer attended the gala awards event in Sudbury Saturday, May 23 to accept the certificate and $1,000.

 

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Hank Zipzer has good intentions, but always seems to be getting into trouble. Ms. Adolph, his fourth-grade teacher is very strict and won't put up with any nonsense. When Hank's creative interpretation of a class assignment meets with disastrous results, all seems lost, but amazingly, something good comes of it.

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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.

Aiden and Meg Falconer's parents are facing life in prison for a crime they didn't commit; will Aiden and Meg be able to save them?

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