Category Archives: Nominations

‘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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Two Books by Hugh Brewster Nominated For ‘Forest of Reading’ 2009

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Hugh Brewster

Breakout Dinosaurs: Canada’s Coolest, Scariest Ancient Creatures Return! and At Vimy Ridge by Hugh Brewster have both been selected as  finalists in the hugely successful Forest of Reading Program created and run by the Ontario Library Association.  Over 40,000 children … Continue reading →

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‘At Vimy Ridge’ by Hugh Brewster Nominated for Norma Fleck Award

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Hugh Brewster

The $10,000 Norma Fleck Award is Canada’s largest and most prestigious award for children’s non-fiction. When the finalists for the 2008 Awards were announced on September 25, we were delighted that ‘At Vimy Ridge’ was one of the five nominees.  … Continue reading →

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