Books For Young Readers

The Books for Young Readers Award is new for the 2024 season, and will celebrate fiction or nonfiction books published in the previous 12 months for middle grade, (ages 8 to 12) up to young adult (ages 13 to 20). Both traditionally-published and self-published books are welcome.

This year, the $500 prize is generously sponsored by JD Irving Ltd., a company which has provided service, quality and innovation since 1882 in a wide variety of industries: agriculture, construction and equipment, consumer products, food, forestry and forestry products, retail and distribution, shipbuilding and industrial fabrication, as well as Transportation and Logistics. Their employees continue to build JDI into a diverse group of performance driven enterprises, using best practices to make the best products, enabling them to better serve their customers. JDI is proud to be Atlantic Canada’s home team.

Judge

2024-25

A.N.SAGE


A.N. Sage is a bestselling and award-winning author, known for her mystery and fantasy novels. With a lifelong fascination for the supernatural, she has channeled her imagination and creativity into crafting stories that transport readers to worlds filled with magic and intrigue. To date, Sage has written 23 novels across multiple genres. Her longest running young adult urban fantasy series spans 8 novels and a novella. The remainder of her work lies in cozy mystery and young adult paranormal mystery. Sage has one non-fiction title on the craft of writing a cozy mystery and is currently working on a children's picture book to be published in Spring 2025. 

Winner of the Firebird award for best young adult novel, Sage adores stories for younger audiences that capture and intrigue the reader. Outside of writing, she works as a book coach and cover designer. 

A.N. Sage resides in Toronto, Canada, where she enjoys spending her free time immersed in books and exploring new television series. She shares her home with her husband and daughter, whose spirited personality often sparks new inspiration.


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