Marsha Skrypuch
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Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (born 1954) is a Ukrainian Canadian
children's writer who lives in Brantford, Ontario
.
She received a BA in English and a Master of Library Science from the University of Western Ontario
, and began writing fiction in 1992. After being rejected more than 100 times, her first book, "Silver Threads," was published in 1996. Her tenth and eleventh books are coming out in 2008: Call Me Aram, sequel to Aram's Choice, and Daughter of War, sequel to Nobody's Child.
2011 Saskatchewan Diamond Willow nomination, Stolen Child
2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Americas, for Stolen Child
2011 Golden Oak nomination for Stolen Child
2011 Canadian Library Association Children's Book of the Year nomination, Stolen Child
2010 Resource Links Best Book, Stolen Child
2010 Ontario Library Association "Best Bets" top ten juvenile novel of the year, Stolen Child
2010 CANSCAIP Silver pin for volunteerism
2010 Calliope Award for outstanding writing and mentoring, Humber School for Writers
2010 Woman of Distinction, World Congress of Ukrainian Women's Organizations
2010 Silver Birch Express and Gold Oak nominations for Call Me Aram
2010 Herstory inspiring women calendar selection
2009 White Pine Award nomination for Daughter of War
2008 Order of Princess Olha, the highest honour bestowed on citizens of foreign countries, by Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine, for her writing on the Holodomor. In particular, her book, Enough.
2008 Ontario Golden Oak Award nomination for Aram's Choice
2007 Ontario Silver Birch Award nomination for Aram's Choice
2007 Canadian Library Association
Children's Book of the Year shortlist for Aram's Choice
2006 ResourceLinks "Best of the Best 2006" in Children's Book category for Aram's Choice
2006 CCBC's Our Choice for Aram's Choice
2006 BC Stellar Award nomination for Nobody's Child
2005 Ontario Red Maple Award nomination for Nobody's Child
2005 Alberta Rocky Mountain Book Award nomination for Nobody's Child
2004 ResourceLinks "Best of the Best 2004" in novel category for Nobody's Child
2004 CCBC's Our Choice Award for Nobody's Child
2004 Alberta Rocky Mountain Book Award nomination for Hope's War
2004 Saskatchewan Snow Willow nomination for Hope's War
2003, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award nomination for Hope's War
2002, Nominated for the W.O. Mitchell Literary Prize for her body of work and mentorship of other writers
2002, Selected to tour Manitoba for CCBC's BookWeek
2002, CCBC's Our Choice Award for Hope's War
2001, ResourceLinks "Best of the Best 2001" in picture book category for Enough
2001, CCBC's Our Choice Award for Enough
2000, CCBC's Our Choice Award for The Hunger
1996, Taras Shevchenko for Silver Threads
1996, OLA Best Bets for Silver Threads
1996, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
shortlist for Silver Threads
Ukrainian Canadian
A Ukrainian Canadian is a person of Ukrainian descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to Canada. In 2006, there were an estimated 1,209,085 persons residing in Canada of Ukrainian origin, making them Canada's ninth largest ethnic group; and giving Canada the world's third-largest...
children's writer who lives in Brantford, Ontario
Brantford, Ontario
Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. While geographically surrounded by the County of Brant, the city is politically independent...
.
She received a BA in English and a Master of Library Science from the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
, and began writing fiction in 1992. After being rejected more than 100 times, her first book, "Silver Threads," was published in 1996. Her tenth and eleventh books are coming out in 2008: Call Me Aram, sequel to Aram's Choice, and Daughter of War, sequel to Nobody's Child.
Works
- Silver Threads - 1996
- The Best Gifts - 1998
- The Hunger - 1999
- Enough - 2000
- Hope's War - 2001
- Nobody's Child - 2003
- Aram's Choice - 2006
- Kobzar's Children: A Century of Untold Ukrainian Stories -2006
- Dear CanadaDear CanadaDear Canada is a series of historical novels for older girls first published starting in 2001 to the present by Scholastic Canada Ltd. They are similar to the Dear America series, each book is written in the form of the diary of a fictional young woman living during an important event in Canadian...
: Prisoners in the Promised Land: The Ukrainian Internment Diary of Anya Soloniuk, Spirit Lake, Quebec, 1914 - 2007 - Daughter of War - 2008
- Call Me Aram - 2009
- A Christmas To RememberA Christmas to Remember-Charts:Album – Billboard -End of year charts:...
- 2009 -- "An Unexpected Visiter" was written by Skrypuch for this anthology. - Stolen Child - 2010
- Last Airlift: A Vietnames Orphan's Rescue from War - 2011
- Making Bombs For Hitler - 2012
Awards and nominations
2011 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice nomination, Stolen Child2011 Saskatchewan Diamond Willow nomination, Stolen Child
2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Americas, for Stolen Child
2011 Golden Oak nomination for Stolen Child
2011 Canadian Library Association Children's Book of the Year nomination, Stolen Child
2010 Resource Links Best Book, Stolen Child
2010 Ontario Library Association "Best Bets" top ten juvenile novel of the year, Stolen Child
2010 CANSCAIP Silver pin for volunteerism
2010 Calliope Award for outstanding writing and mentoring, Humber School for Writers
2010 Woman of Distinction, World Congress of Ukrainian Women's Organizations
2010 Silver Birch Express and Gold Oak nominations for Call Me Aram
2010 Herstory inspiring women calendar selection
2009 White Pine Award nomination for Daughter of War
2008 Order of Princess Olha, the highest honour bestowed on citizens of foreign countries, by Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine, for her writing on the Holodomor. In particular, her book, Enough.
2008 Ontario Golden Oak Award nomination for Aram's Choice
2007 Ontario Silver Birch Award nomination for Aram's Choice
2007 Canadian Library Association
Canadian Library Association
The Canadian Library Association is a national, predominantly English-language association which represents 57,000 library workers across the country. It also speaks for the interests of the 21 million Canadians who are members of libraries...
Children's Book of the Year shortlist for Aram's Choice
2006 ResourceLinks "Best of the Best 2006" in Children's Book category for Aram's Choice
2006 CCBC's Our Choice for Aram's Choice
2006 BC Stellar Award nomination for Nobody's Child
2005 Ontario Red Maple Award nomination for Nobody's Child
2005 Alberta Rocky Mountain Book Award nomination for Nobody's Child
2004 ResourceLinks "Best of the Best 2004" in novel category for Nobody's Child
2004 CCBC's Our Choice Award for Nobody's Child
2004 Alberta Rocky Mountain Book Award nomination for Hope's War
2004 Saskatchewan Snow Willow nomination for Hope's War
2003, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award nomination for Hope's War
2002, Nominated for the W.O. Mitchell Literary Prize for her body of work and mentorship of other writers
2002, Selected to tour Manitoba for CCBC's BookWeek
2002, CCBC's Our Choice Award for Hope's War
2001, ResourceLinks "Best of the Best 2001" in picture book category for Enough
2001, CCBC's Our Choice Award for Enough
2000, CCBC's Our Choice Award for The Hunger
1996, Taras Shevchenko for Silver Threads
1996, OLA Best Bets for Silver Threads
1996, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award was created in 1971 to honour an outstanding work of illustration in current children's literature of Canada. The award is presented annually under the auspices of the Canadian Library Association...
shortlist for Silver Threads