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, first edition - 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 Visiter" 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
- The Best Gifts, second edition - 2013
- 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 Olha, the highest honour bestowed on citizens of foreign countries, by Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine, 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.
- ↑ http://www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/Current-News?2011-SCBWI-Crystal-Kite-Awards-Announced-
- ↑ 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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