Author Archives: Hugh Brewster

‘Carnation,Lily,Lily Rose’ at the Elora Festival

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Hugh Brewster

‘Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose’ will be presented in  a special concert performance in words, images and song at the Elora Festival on July 23, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in  St. John’s Church, Elora, I will be joined (and outclassed) by … Continue reading →

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Prisoner of Dieppe Makes the ‘Best of the Year’ Lists

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Hugh Brewster

As 2010 draws to a closed it’s exciting to see that my first novel Prisoner of Dieppe has made it’s way onto a number of ‘best of the year’ lists.  The Canadian book trade journal Quill & Quire chose it … Continue reading →

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DIEPPE is nominated for Information Book Award

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Hugh Brewster

Dieppe: Canada’s Darkest Day of World War II has been nominated for the 2010-11 Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award. On Juno Beach won this award in 2005 and both At Vimy Ridge and Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose … Continue reading →

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Starred Reviews for Prisoner of Dieppe

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Hugh Brewster

To my great relief, Prisoner of Dieppe, a novel I’ve written for Scholastic’s new I Am Canada Series has been receiving excellent reviews. Quill and Quire gave it a starred review and said that it “makes history come alive through … Continue reading →

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Hanging the Lanterns in Broadway

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Hugh Brewster

On June 6th I took part in the hanging of 3,000 Chinese lanterns around the village of Broadway in Worcestershire, England. The lanterns were to launch the first Broadway Arts Festival which ran from June 11-20, 2010. The theme of … Continue reading →

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