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Pitch Perfect: KidLit Edition at FOLD Kids Book Fest 2022 (FAQs)

Jul 15, 2022

What do you do with a KidLit manuscript when you think it might be done? You PITCH IT. DEADLINE EXTENDED: SEPTEMBER 2 (11:59PM ET) Pitch Perfect: KidLit Edition is back! If you have a draft of a picture book or a book for preteens or teens, and you’re not sure what to do next,...

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing Four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD July Challenge: A novel set in or by an author from Northern Canada. Titles are THOSE WHO RUN IN THE SKY by Aviaq Johnston, SKRAELINGS by Rachel and Sean Qitsilak-Tinsley, CURVED AGAINST THE HULL OF A PETERHEAD by Taqralik Partridge, and NIGHT MOVES by Richard Van Camp. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

July FOLD 2022 Challenge: A novel set in or by an author from Northern Canada

Jul 1, 2022

By Toni Duval I found the theme this month challenging because of the focus on the format of the novel. A quick Google search of “northern Canada” or “Inuit” will reveal a list of current stories by fabulous authors but few stories are written as novels. If you have not already heard of the “first...

Submit to the FOLD Kids Program. Deadline July 31. It features an image of a pencil that have things exploding out of it like a castle, a turtle, rocketship etc

Submit to the 2022 FOLD Kids Book Fest Program!

Jun 1, 2022

Submissions to the 2022 FOLD Kids Book Fest Program are now open! Every year, the FOLD Kids Book Fest publishes a unique Festival Program which includes the festival schedule and writing from young authors ages 6 – 14 across Canada. In 2022, we are pleased to accept submissions of poetry (any length) and short stories (up to 500 words)...

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing Four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD June Challenge: Creative nonfiction or memoir by an Indigenous author. Titles are INDIGENOUS TORONTO: STORIES THAT CARRY THIS PLACE edited by various authors, SCRATCHING RIVER by Michelle Porter, WHAT I REMEMBER, WHAT I KNOW by Larry Audlaluk, and PEKAYOW: RECLAIMING CREE DIGNITY by Darrel J. McLeod. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

June FOLD 2022 Challenge: Creative nonfiction or memoir by an Indigenous author

Jun 1, 2022

This June, the FOLD Challenge focuses on creative non-fiction or memoir written by Indigenous authors. We have a wonderful selection of recommended titles for you this month—stories that span the urban and the rural, stories that centre themselves in the northernmost parts of Turtle Island, and others that breathe life into the many facets (and...

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing Four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD May Challenge: A recently released young adult novel by a BIPOC author. Titles are TAHIRA IN BLOOM by Farah Heron, IRON WIDOW by Xiran Jay Zhao, WRONG SIDE OF THE COURT by H.N. Khan, and SUMMER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jen Ferguson. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

May FOLD 2022 Challenge: A recently released Young Adult novel by a BIPOC author

May 1, 2022

By Fiona Ross Young Adult novels, affectionately referred to as YA, are aimed at the 12-17 age group and will usually have protagonists of a similar age. They can be any of the genres included adult writing and can offer many similar themes and conflicts, but tend to be explored in a different way. One...

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD April Challenge: A book of poetry by a writer over 50. Titles are CANE | FIRE by Shani Mootoo, BROKEN DAWN BLESSINGS by Adam Sol, NOTHING WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE by Nancy Jo Cullen, and WALKING IN THE TALL GRASS by Chief R. Stacey Laforme. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

April FOLD 2022 Challenge: A book of poetry by a writer over 50

Apr 1, 2022

It can be easy, in a culture that sometimes seems to give more space to young writers and young accomplishments than not, to forget that writing is a career that lasts a lifetime. There is no age limit to brilliance–writing can sing and reach readers regardless of the age of the person who pens it....

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD March Challenge: A fabulist novel by a disabled author. Titles are THE BOI OF FEATHER AND STEEL, by Adan Jerreat-Poole, WHAT WILLOW SAYS, by Lynn Buckle, SORROWLAND, by Rivers Solomon, and PIRANESI, by Susanna Clarke. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

March FOLD 2022 Challenge: A fabulist novel by a disabled author

Mar 1, 2022

By Alex Platt In many ways, fabulism is a catch-all term for many of the genres readers may be more familiar with: magic realism, fantasy, sci fi, mystery, horror and speculative fiction. But fabulist stories weave between and across genres, blurring categorical attempts to pin them down. This is why they are so often hard to...

Four titles chosen for the FOLD February Challenge: A novella or a short book by an author from the LGBTQ2SIA+ community. Titles are THE GOOD ARABS by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch, OUR STORY: COMING OUT IN THE TIME OF HIV AND AIDS by Robert Hamilton, SUTURE by Nic Brewer, and ON PROPERTY by Rinaldo Walcott. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

February FOLD 2022 Challenge: A novella or a short book by an author from the LGBTQ2SIA+ community

Feb 1, 2022

By Alex Platt If you’ve been looking for a slim read you can finish in an afternoon or evening, are stuck in the middle of too many books, or have fallen out of the habit of reading daily, this month’s FOLD challenge has you covered. We’ve selected four novellas and short books by authors from...

Four titles chosen for the FOLD January Challenge: A book about climate change by a BIPOC and/or disabled author. Titles are THE PUMP by Sydney Warner Brooman, REVERY: A YEAR OF BEES by Jenna Butler, WATCH YOUR HEAD by various, and THE ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS by PRemee Mohamed.

January FOLD 2022 Challenge: A book about climate change by a BIPOC and/or disabled author

Jan 1, 2022

By Amanda Leduc The start off our 2022 Challenge, we wanted to take a look at books that highlight the climate and climate justice, one of the most pressing issues of our time. How do we, as readers, writers, and citizens of the planet, reckon with our changing climate and the way that our actions...

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