Merrie-Ellen Wilcox’s After Life nominated for two major awards
How thrilling to see WCEA partner Merrie-Ellen Wilcox’s book After Life: Ways We Think About Death nominated for not just one, but two major awards: the $50,000 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and the $10,000 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction.
Wow!
In its announcement of the award finalists, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre observed that “every single title nominated has made a valuable contribution to Canadian children’s literature.”
Noting how After Life (published by Orca Book Publishers) “sensitively broaches an extremely difficult subject,” prize jurists also praised the way the book’s content, organization, and visual appeal combine to make a usually taboo topic accessible to children and adults alike.
We know how hard Merrie-Ellen worked on the book, and we couldn’t be prouder of her, regardless of which authors come out on top when prize winners are announced on October 15.
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I’m reading this book with my daughters right now — it’s fantastic! So happy to hear about these nominations. Congratulations, Merrie-Ellen!!
Thanks so much, Dawn. The thought of you reading the book to your daughters makes me very happy!
Fantastic, Merrie-Ellen! Big congrats!
Many thanks, Nancy!
Congratulations to have achieved success in such a competitive field. Having known you when you were so young competing in gymnastics, I had no doubt that you would excel in any endeavor you were passionate about.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family
Pat
Thank you so much for your kind words, Pat. I hope you’re well–all the best to you and yours.
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