CONGRATULATIONS TO CHILDREN’S WRITER CHARIS COTTER! SHE HAS WON THE ANN CONNER BRIMER AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE!!
Last night in Halifax, my dear friend and inspiration Charis Cotter received a GIANT ATLANTIC BOOK AWARD for her incredible book, The Painting. (Haven’t read it yet? Simply click on the link and get to buyin’!)

A huge congratulations to all the writers up for this award, and all the book awards!
Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature
The Painting
By Charis Cotter
Publisher: Tundra Books
Polly MacCauley’s Finest Divinest, Wooliest Gift of All
By Sheree Fitch
Publisher: Running the Goat Books and Broadsides
The Memory Chair
By Susan White
Publisher: Acorn Press
Alas, when a best friend wins a writing award – YOU JUST GOTTA CELEBRATE!!!