Announcing the Joan Betty Stuchner — Oy Vey! — Funniest Children’s Book Award!
Joan Betty Stuchner, beloved children’s author and teacher, passed away unexpectedly in 2014. Joan was many things — brave, gracious, warm, generous, kind and absolutely hilarious to boot. (“Oy vey!” she’s probably saying now…) With this award we honour Joan’s life-affirming humour and encourage other children’s writers to laugh it up on the page the way she did.
The $1000 Joan Betty Stuchner — Oy Vey! — Funniest Children’s Book Award will be presented biannually to a Canadian author or illustrator of the work of juvenile fiction that had the jury most: buckled over with guffaws, incapacitated with giggles, and/or rib-ticklingly, side-splittingly, thigh-slappingly entertained.
Eligible works:
- board books
- picture books
- chapter books
- graphic novels
- juvenile fiction (suitable for readers up to grade 7)
- created by Canadian authors and/or illustrators permanently residing in Canada
- published between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2016
- written in English
Ineligible works:
- non-fiction
- young adult fiction
- self-published titles
Submission requirements:
Please send 3 copies of the work along with the attached application form to:
The Joan Betty Stuchner OyVey Funniest Children’s Book Award
11731 Fourth Avenue, Richmond, BC V7E 3H5
Please include a $25 submission fee per title by PayPal or a cheque payable to [coming]
Submission deadline:
1 January 2017
The first Joan Betty Stuchner Oy Vey Funniest Children’s Book Award will be presented at a special ceremony in Spring 2017.
Sincerely,
The Joan Betty Stuchner — Oy Vey! — Funniest Children’s Book Award Committee
Caroline Adderson, Silvana Goldemberg, Cindy Heinrichs, Kathryn Shoemaker
For more information please visit the website: www.joanbettystuchneraward.org