ABOUT THE YOUTH ANTHOLOGY PROJECT
The Youth Anthology Project brings together two of our vision goals - to support literacy and foster creativity in youth through this publishing project.
A call for submissions went out early in September to all schools in the BC region. Students in the under 12 years and under 18 years age were invited to submit work in fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry. Over 100 submissions were received from across the province. Read more about the final selections for Come Home Before Dark on our Media Pages.
Submissions were juried by a panel comprised of professionals in the fields of youth education, editing, publishing and writing.
LATEST NEWS - MARCH 2008
The Jurors have now reviewed the writing from 104 submissions. The title for the anthology "Come Home Before Dark" was from a piece written by Jesse Gray of Reynolds Secondary in Victoria, BC.
This project has been led by Carol Sokoloff of Ekstasis Editions and Mavis Andrews of the Victoria School of Writing. Our review editor is Sam VanSchie a senior editor at UVic's Martlet newspaper and she is also on the editorial board for This Side West literary journal.
Official Book Launch:
Sunday March 16th from 1-4pm.
Come out and meet the authors at this FREE public event.
JUROR BIOS :
Kirsten Andersen is the Teen Services Librarian for the Greater Victoria Public Library. She is very interested in writing by and for teenagers, and has reviewed over 400 Canadian novels for teens through the Canadian Library Association’s Young Adult Canadian Book Award committee. Kirsten also volunteers for IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Canada, a non-profit organization that represents an international network of people who are committed to bringing children and books together. She holds a MA in Children’s Literature with a focus on literature and movies for teenagers as well as a Master of Library and Information Studies.
Laurel Bernard is an editor and writer with 20 years' experience in books and newspapers. A regular feature writer for Victoria's Times Colonist newspaper, she has interviewed such authors as Terry Pratchett and young adult writer Tamora Pierce. As Penguin Canada's editor responsible for SF, Laurel worked with Guy Gavriel Kay and Pauline Gedge. She now works for Hansard Services at the B.C. Legislature.
Bev Cooke has been writing professionally for over twenty years and has been published since 1990. Her first book for young adults was released in 2006, and she has two more coming out in the next year. While writing young adult fiction is her greatest love, she's also written short articles on spirituality, women's and parenting issues and profiles for magazines, and has been contributing editor to a small newspaper. She has taught writing courses at local pubic schools, writing conferences and community colleges. She enjoys mentoring young writers.
Colleen Jodoin worked at various jobs once her children started school, and when her eldest entered grade eight, she returned to school and obtained her teaching degree . She holds a BEd and currently works as a Teacher-On-Call, teaching students from Kindergarten to Grade Eight . Colleen loves working with children and watching them make connections between life and what they learn in the classroom, and loves encouraging their enthusiasm for learning and creativity.
Judy LeBlanc has a background in youth work and taught creative writing to youth for seven years . She currently teaches ESL . A chapbook of her short stories was published by Reference West while her fiction and non-fiction has appeared in various magazines such as Focus On Women and Other Voices . She has just completed a second novel.
Nikki Tate was born in England and travelled the world before settling down on a tiny farm on Vancouver Island. Horses, goats, birds, cats, dogs, and koi keep her busy when she isn't dreaming up ideas for new books (she has written 18 so far). Active as a literacy advocate, Tate is past Chair of the Victoria Children's Literature Roundtable, a member of the Vancouver Island Council of the International Reading Association, regularly reviews children's books, and speaks to parents and educators about reading, writing, and literacy at venues all over North America. Tate also works as a professional storyteller, retelling the stories of King Arthur's court and is a popular writing workshop leader for both adults and children.HOME | ABOUT | PRESENTERS | ART EXHIBITIONS | EXHIBITORS | WORKSHOPS | SCHEDULE | YOUTH ANTHOLOGY PROJECT | HOW TO SUBMIT | VENUES | SPONSORS | MEDIA | VOLUNTEERS | REGISTRATION | CONTACT US | PFB 2007 | VAC MAIN SITE
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