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Longlist & Shortlist | Finalists & Winners


Longlist for 2025 Writing for Children Competition

Shortlist will be announced in September
Finalists and winners will be announced in October

Feedback on entries will be sent in November


August 2025: CANSCAIP is pleased to announce the 2025 Writing for Children Competition longlist. This year’s Competition had a record number of entries—more than 650 entries were received. All the entries are evaluated anonymously, and every entry will receive written feedback in November.


Thank you so much to the CANSCAIP Members who volunteer as readers and jurors: Jen Bailey, Antonia Banyard, Lea Beddia, Kate Blair, Kristin Blakely, Laura Bontje, Nancy Cohen, Tziporah Cohen, Peggy Collins, Marcus Cutler, Natali de Mello, Jillian Dobson, MaryLou Driedger, Loretta Garbutt, Masoud Gharehbaghi, Stephanie Gibeault, Gabriel Goldstone, Kathryn Harper, Jennifer Harris, Theo Heras, Sharon Jennings, Etta Kaner, Uma Krishnaswami, Tanya Kyi, Sidura Ludwig, Sue Macartney, Cynthia Mackey, Patricia McCowan, Sheryl McFarlane, Jean Mills, Monica Nawrocki, Kenneth Oppel, Karen Rankin, Gillian Richardson, Jessica Rose, Judy-Ann Sadler, Jocelyn Shipley, Marsha Skrypuch, Arthur Slade, Karen Spafford-Fitz, Kerry Sparrow, Michael Stewart, Susan Sweet, Pauline Thompson, Linda Trinh, Chieri Uegaki, Nadia Umadat, Rebecca Upjohn, Jessica Vitalis, Christine Welldon, Wendy Whittingham, Tamla Young, Danielle Younge-Ullman. In addition, Tracey Brown, Joanne Levy and Jean E. Pendziwol manage the logistics of tracking and allocating entries to readers.


PICTURE BOOK LONGLIST
Sandy – Debby Adair

Daniel's Pebble – Katherine Adlam

Snakeskin, Spit and Spiderwebs: Unusual Nests and the Birds Who Build Them – Danielle Anderson

Valentina and the No-Good Scissors – Danielle Anderson

Snuggle Puggle – Kristin Andersons

Emily's Animals – Janet Bartier

Daisy and Rose – Stephanie Beaudin

Starry Summer Wonders – Agnes Bellegris

When Riley Went Wild – Pauline Berenik

The Nut House – Hayley Boothe

What Would a Dad Do? –  Mandy Brown

Go Anywhere Night – Catherine Carnovale

Where's Pumpkin? – Catherine Carnovale

Soccer is Everything – Melina Ciaccia

Mombie – Pamela Clark

Frogs in the House – Laurie Crookell

The Coolest Lunch Bag Ever – Laurie Crookell

Girl Boots – Matthew Dunne

Mac-o-saurus – Kimberly Dunne-Robbins

Falling Asleep on a Whale's Back – Philip Dunshea

Grandad's Front Porch – Bethany Fisher

The Horrible Howl of Wolfgang von Schnitzel – Wendy Haller

The Winter Hike – Louise Hamilton

The Day Everyone Was Cranky – Kellyanne Hart

Luna's Pet Dinosaur – Chris Holdaway

Lucky the Maple Key – Susan Kelly

Wiggles – Lukasz Kornas

Annika's Cosmic Adventure – Amanda Lai

Fergus Flies South – Robin Larin

Something Perfect – Robin Larin

A Bus for Placid Street – MJ Malleck

Cheryl and Steve's Sheep Can't Sleep – Lison McCullough

Dogs Daily Alphabet – Kathryn McDonald

The One and Only Antony Titus Tomaro – Marcia McDonald-Scott

Sweet Dreams Jungle Friends – Alison McEvoy Murray

A Time to Pick Apples – Heidi McFadzean

Pay Attention to Peahen – Heidi McFadzean

Too Wild for the Zoo – Alison McGregor

Counting on Ewe – Donna-Claire McLeod

You and Me and Advocacy – Goldie Millar

Willow Hears a Noise –  Joyce Minten

What the Doctor Ordered – Bronwen Moore

One of a Kind – Lindsey Morris

Far, Far, but Near – Sambriddhi  Nepal

Canadianimals – Karen O'Byrne

Marvin's Marvelous Trunk – Cansu Ostojic

What Happened to Hana's Happy? – Victor George Paddy

Emmet's Pick-Your-Own – Eileen Rankin

Dragon Is Out of Here – Patti Ranson

Leshawna's Busy Legs – Michale Raske

Moon Races – Heather Read

The Bedtime Airship: A Storybook Adventure – Melanie Reiffenstein

Itsy Moves Out – Angela Robertson

The Big Bad Ballerina – Angela Robertson

MMM…Marigolds! – Veronica Saretsky

Waste Not, Taste Lots! How Kids Save Food Globally – Jen Schimmens

Welcome to the Iceberg Buffet! – Jen Schimmens

One Path – Barbara Schlosser Hill

Hazel Forgets Where She Hides Everything (Again) – Hanan Shami

The Wish Wind – Diane Taylor-Sexton

Titus and Edwina - Diane Taylor-Sexton

Finding Red: An Interactive Valentine's Day Mystery – Susan Wollison

I Shaved My Sister's Head – Jim Woodend

The Sneeze Button – Jim Woodend

I Love the Pond – Jess Woolford


MIDDLE GRADE LONGLIST
Wrestling With Myself Kristine Archer

You Break It, I Fix ItEleanor Chun

Carnival of AnimalsTrevor Copp

Woofer and the Case of the Odd DucksCarolyn de Lang

The Witch of Muskeg BogShauna Forsberg

How to Teach a Dog to TalkJackie Friedman Mighdoll

The Timekeeper's ApprenticeLaurie Lascos

Marooned!Terry McDonald

The Vortex of TimeTerry McDonald

Death Wears a PonytailJane Parker

RichesPenny Thompson

How to Classify a GhostMadelaine Wong


YOUNG ADULT LONGLIST
No Unwounded SoldiersMarina Boehm

Catch and ReleaseLaura-Lee Desautels

Secrets and SunsetsLaura-Lee Desautels

No Solace in the Dark  Bree Moreau

RoadkillJane Parker

Dirt MagicDerek Wagner

StormbringerKaron Young






    

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