Category Archives: Awards

‘Breakout Dinosaurs’ Is Nominated for the 2010 Hackmatack Award

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Hugh Brewster

I was thrilled to hear that BREAKOUT DINOSAURS: Canada’s Coolest, Scariest Ancient Creatures –Return! has been nominated for the 2010 Hackmatack Award.  This marks the third of Canada’s ‘tree’ awards for which this book has been nominated.  These hugely successful … Continue reading →

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Making a YouTube Video for the Silver Birch Award

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Hugh Brewster

“Gee, you don’t ask for much!” was my reaction when I was contacted by the Forest of Reading Awards about making a video for their website. I’m delighted that my book DIEPPE: Canada’s Darkest Day of World War II has been … Continue reading →

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DIEPPE is selected for Forest of Reading 2009/10

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Hugh Brewster

DIEPPE: Canada’s Darkest Day of World War II has been nominated as one the the non-fiction selections for the Silver Birch Award 09/10. It’s always exciting to be selected for one of the provincial ‘Tree’ Awards and Ontario’s Forest of … Continue reading →

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“Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” by Hugh Brewster is 2008 Information Book Award Honour Book

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Hugh Brewster

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose: The Story of a Painting has been named the Honour Book for the 2008 Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award.  This award is designed to honour excellence in the publishing of Canadian children’s non-fiction.  … Continue reading →

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‘At Vimy Ridge’ by Hugh Brewster Wins the Norma Fleck Award

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Hugh Brewster

It was a thrill to receive the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction for At Vimy Ridge at the gala  in Toronto on November 6, 2008.  This award was established by the Fleck Family Foundation in 1999 to recognize … Continue reading →

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