Marsha Skrypuch
| Born | 1954 |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Children's Literature |
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. Her first book, Silver Threads, was published in 1996.[1]
Marsha Skrypuch is the author of many books for children and young adults, especially focussing on novels about Armenian immigrants.
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 Canada: 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 Remember - 2009 -- "An Unexpected Visitor" was written by Skrypuch for this anthology.
- Stolen Child - 2010
- Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War - 2011
- Making Bombs For Hitler - 2012
- One Step At A Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way - 2012
- When Mama Goes to Work - 2013
- Underground Soldier - 2014
- Dance of the Banished - 2014
Awards
- 1996, Taras Shevchenko for Silver Threads
- 2000, CCBC's Our Choice Award for The Hunger
- 2001, CCBC's Our Choice Award for Enough
- 2002, CCBC's Our Choice Award for Hope's War
- 2004 CCBC's Our Choice Award for Nobody's Child
- 2006 CCBC's Our Choice for Aram's Choice
- 2008 Order of Princess Olga, for her writing on the Holodomor, in particular her book Enough
- 2010 Woman of Distinction, World Congress of Ukrainian Women's Organizations
- 2010 Calliope Award for outstanding writing and mentoring, Humber School for Writers
- 2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for the Americas, for Stolen Child[2]
- 2012 CCBC Best Books for Kids: Last Airlift
- 2012 CCBC Best Books For Kids: Stolen Child
- 2012 CCBC Best Books For Kids, Starred Review: Making Bombs For Hitler
- 2012 CCBC Best Books for Kids: Making Bombs For Hitler
- 2013 Red Cedar Book Award Winner in category "Information", Last Airlift[3]
- 2013 Silver Birch Fiction Winner: Making Bombs For Hitler
- 2014 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award: Making Bombs For Hitler[4]
- 2014 Silver Birch non-fiction Winner: One Step At A Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way[5]
References
- ↑ "CM Magazine Profile: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch". Umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
- ↑ https://www.redcedaraward.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2015_2016_Previous_rc_readers.pdf
- ↑ "Award Ceremony 2014 - Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Awards". www.myrca.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
- ↑ "Author Marsha Skrypuch wins Silver Birch Award". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
External links
- Official website
- Writers' Union of Canada
- Marsha Skrypuch at the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers (CANSCAIP.org)
- IBBY Canada interview with Marsha Skrypuch
- Open Book Toronto interview On Writing
- Martha Forchuk Skrypuch at Library of Congress Authorities, with 4 catalogue records
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