Norma Fleck Award
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The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction is a lucrative literary award founded in May 1999 by the Fleck Family Foundation and the Canadian Children's Book Centre
, and presented to the year's best non-fiction
book for a youth audience. Each year's winner receives CDN$10,000.
The award is one of several presented by the Canadian Children's Book Centre each year; others include the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
and the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
.
Canadian Children's Book Centre
Canadian Children's Book Centre is a national non-profit organization that dedicates its resources to promoting quality Canadian children's literature to parents, librarians, teachers, and youth across Canada...
, and presented to the year's best non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
book for a youth audience. Each year's winner receives CDN$10,000.
The award is one of several presented by the Canadian Children's Book Centre each year; others include the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
The Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award is an annual Canadian literary award, presented to the year's best illustrated picture book for children. Sponsored by TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian Children's Book Centre, the award carries a monetary prize of $25,000...
, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
Geoffrey Bilson Award
The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young Readers is a Canadian literary award that goes to the best work of historical fiction written for youth each year...
and the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
The TD Canadian Children's Literature Award is an annual Canadian literary award, presented to the year's best work of children's literature. Sponsored by TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian Children's Book Centre, the award carries a monetary prize of $25,000.Two awards are presented...
.
1999
- Andy Turnbull and Debora Pearson, By Truck to the North: My Winter Adventure
- Gena K. Gorrell, Catching Fire: The Story of Firefighting
- Barbara Greenwood, The Last Safehouse: A Story of the Underground Railroad
- Larry Verstraete, Accidental Discoveries: From Laughing Gas to Dynamite
- Mary Wallace, The Inuksuk Book
2000
- Simon TookoomeSimon TookoomeSimon Tookoome was an Utkusiksalingmiut Inuk artist. In his youth, Tookoome and other Utkusiksalingmiut lived along the Back River and in Gjoa Haven on King William Island...
and Sheldon ObermanSheldon ObermanSheldon Oberman was an award-winning Canadian children's writer who lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba.Born in Winnipeg, Oberman grew up in the city's North End. After graduating from St. Johns High School, he studied literature first at the University of Winnipeg and then at the Hebrew University in...
, The Shaman's Nephew: A Life in the Far North - Sarah Ellis, The Young Writer's Companion
- Linda Maybarduk, The Dancer Who Flew: A Memoir of Rudolf Nureyev
- Irene Morck, Five Pennies: A Prairie Boy's Story
2001
- Gena K. Gorrell, Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale
- Linda Granfield, Pier 21: Gateway of Hope
- Ann Love and Jane Drake, The Kids Book of the Far North
- Ronald Orenstein, New Animal Discoveries
- Candace Savage, Born to be a Cowgirl: A Spirited Ride Through the Old West
2002
- Jack Batten, The Man Who Ran Faster Than Everyone: The Story of Tom Longboat
- Karen Levine, Hana's Suitcase
- Susan MusgraveSusan MusgraveSusan Musgrave is a Canadian poet and children's writer. She was born in Santa Cruz, California to Canadian parents, and currently lives in British Columbia, dividing her time between Sidney and the Queen Charlotte Islands....
, Nerves Out Loud: Critical Moments in the Lives of Seven Teen Girls - Jane Pavanel, The Sex Book: an alphabet of smarter love
- John Wilson, Righting Wrongs: The Story of Norman Bethune
2003
- Larry Loyie with Constance Brissenden, As Long as the Rivers Flow
- Kathy Conlan, Under the Ice
- Chan Hon GohChan Hon GohChan-hon Goh , born in 1969 in Beijing, China, was a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada....
with Cary FaganCary FaganCary Fagan is a Canadian writer who has published novels, short stories and books for children. His most recent adult novel, Valentine's Fall, was nominated for the 2010 Toronto Book Award. Since publishing his first original children's book in 2001, he has published 12 children's...
, Beyond the Dance: A Ballerina's Life - Candace SavageCandace SavageCandace Savage is a Canadian writer.Born in Peace River Country in Alberta, she attended the University of Alberta. A frequent contributor to numerous periodicals, including Canadian Geographic, a selection of her magazine articles was collected in Curious by Nature .Savage lives in...
, Wizards: An Amazing Journey through the Last Great Age of Magic - Roderick Stewart, Wilfrid Laurier: A Pledge for Canada
2004
- Val Ross, The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their Stories
- Nicolas Debon, Four Pictures by Emily Carr
- Anne Dublin, Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do Everything
- Reva Marin, Oscar: The Life and Music of Oscar Peterson
- John Wilson, Discovering the Arctic: The Story of John Rae
2005
- Shari Graydon, In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You
- Hazel HutchinsHazel HutchinsHazel Hutchins is a Canadian children's author.Her book Tess was nominated for a Governor General's Award.She lives in Canmore, Alberta.-Bibliography:*Anastasia Morningstar and the Crystal Butterfly...
, A Second Is a Hiccup - Marthe Jocelyn, A Home for Foundlings
- Kathy Kacer, The Underground Reporters
- Ange Zhang, Red Land, Yellow River: A Story from the Cultural Revolution
2006
- Bill Slavin and Jim Slavin, Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Mad
- Deborah EllisDeborah EllisDeborah Ellis is a Canadian author. Born in Cochrane, Ontario, she had to move several times in her childhood due to her parents' work. Ellis decided to start writing when she was 11-12 years old. When she grew up, her work and writing was mainly done by traveling and talking to others that have...
, Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk About AIDS - Nadja HalilbegovichNadja HalilbegovichNadja Halilbegovich is an author, speaker and survivor of Bosnian War and the Siege of Sarajevo. -Childhood:Before the war, Halilbegovich sang and played guitar with Palcici, Sarajevo's internationally-known children's choir. The war broke out when she was 12. She was wounded by a bombshell during...
, My Childhood Under Fire: A Sarajevo Diary - Susan HughesSusan HughesSusan Hughes is an author of children's books.-Bibliography:* Cuba. The Culture Crabtree Pub. 2004* Cuba. The Land Crabtree Pub. 2004* Cuba. The People Crabtree Pub. 2004...
, Coming to Canada: Building a Life in a New Land - Kathy Kacer, Hiding Edith: A True Story
2007
- Jan Thornhill, I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids’ Guide to the Cycle of Life & Death
2010
- Priscilla Galloway with Dawn Hunter, Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road