Authors@School

This exciting new initiative brings Canada’s best authors for young readers to Kingston and area elementary schools – sharing stories with students and demonstrating to our children and their families the power of words to inspire, entertain and enrich our lives.

The following lucky schools will host an Authors@School writer this fall:

Cataraqui Elementary School
Central Public School
Fairfield Elementary School
Ecole Sir John A MacDonald School
Frontenac Public School
Lancaster Public School
Rideau Public School
St. Peter / St. Patrick Catholic School

Sarah Tsiang (Grades K-3)
Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang Warriors and Wailers Dogs Don't Eat Jam
Author of three illustrated children’s books A Flock of Shoes, named a “10 Best Bets” book by the Ontario Library Association; Dogs Don’t Eat Jam and Other Things Big Kids Know; The Stone Hatchlings, new this year; and for older children, Warriors and Wailers: One Hundred Ancient Chinese Jobs You Might Have Relished or Reviled.

Wednesday, September 26

Robert Priest (Grades 4-8)

Author of the children’s book The Secret Invasion of Bananas, an award-winning musical Minibugs & Microchips, a young adult novel, Knights of the Endless Day, adapted from his play of the same name and winner of a Special Choice Award from the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.

Wednesday, September 26

Kevin Sylvester (Grades 4-8)
Neil Flambe and the Crusader's Curse
Cartooning author of Game Day; Sports Hall of Weird; Gold Medal for Weird, winner of the 2009 Silver Birch Award for Non-Fiction; and the Neil Flambé mystery series, featuring a 14-year-old superchef who solves mysteries on the side.

Monday, October 1

Wallace Edwards (Grades K-6)
Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe
Illustrator and author of children’s picture books including Alphabeasts, which won the Governor General’s Award; Mixed Beasts; Monkey Business; The Extinct Files; The Painted Circus; The Cat’s Pajamas; and new this year, Uncle Wally’s Old Brown Shoe.

Monday, October 1

Watch this space next spring for a chance to have an author visit your classroom.

For more information, email Anne Powers at education-coordinator@kingstonwritersfest.ca