MASC's Spring 18 Newsletter Spring 2018 Newsletter | Page 9
mASc Young
Authors and
Illustrators
Festival
The MASC Young Authors and Illustrators
Festival turns 27 this year! This popular annual
event will be held at Canada Aviation and
Space Museum on April 17, 18 and 19, 2018.
Students in grades four to eight are invited to
sign up for an exciting day of literary activities,
working with some of Canada’s finest
children’s authors and book
illustrators. The day is packed with
activities guaranteed to get the
creative juices flowing: author
readings, hands-on workshops, a
book fair, book signings and more.
MASC is proud to present the
stellar line-up of authors and
illustrators who will travel to
Ottawa this spring for the 2018
festival. All are professionally
published, with an impressive list of literary
awards and recognitions.
Find out first-hand why this event continues to
attract over 600 budding authors and
illustrators each year!
www.masconline.ca>Events>Young Authors
Illustrators Festival
Thanks to Eagle Professional Resources, the
Canada Aviation and Space Museum and the
Canada Council for the Arts for their ongoing
support and commitment to this program.
For information, contact Faith Seltzer at
[email protected].
Written by Faith Seltzer
We look forward to welcoming: Authors: Hélène
Boudreau, Melanie Florence, Shane Peacock,
Jeff Ross and Sharon Jennings. Illustrators:
Gabrielle Grimard, Brian McLachlan and
Doretta Groenendyk
The festival aims to spark a love of reading
and to encourage the development of young
literary and artistic talent. Student feedback
abounds with unbridled enthusiasm
each year.
Here is what one student had to say about
her experience at the festival last year:
“I’m only a 12-year-old girl who’s aspiring
to be an author someday, but being here
today and for the past 3 years, I
feel like a bestseller! I hope
that the yearly MASC Authors
and Illustrators Conference
goes on forever and inspires
young authors and illustrators
just like me.”
Event Sponsor:
And from author, Wesley King
(Festiv al 2017):
“I was beyond impressed with the
enthusiasm and talent of the
students in my workshops... I
probably left more inspired than
they were. I wouldn't be at all surprised to find
a wave of writers in the future with this
experience on their CV.”
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