Career Builder & Giveaway: Susin Nielsen, Winner of the Governor General’s Award for Canadian Children’s Literature

Career Builder & Giveaway: Susin Nielsen, Winner of the Governor General’s Award for Canadian Children’s Literature

By Lena Coakley

Susin Nielsen got her start feeding cast and crew on the popular television series, “Degrassi Junior High.” They hated her food, but they saw a spark in her writing. Nielsen went on to pen sixteen episodes of the hit TV show.

Since then,

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Career Builder & Giveaway: Janet Lee Carey

Career Builder & Giveaway: Janet Lee Carey

photo of Janet Lee Carey by Heidi Pettit

By Cynthia Leitich Smith

Janet Lee Carey was raised in the redwood forests of California. In the whispering forest, she dreamed of becoming a writer.

She is the award-winning author of eight young adult novels including Dragonswood (Dial Books, 2012) which received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal.

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