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Post by Karen McKay

Reading about Residential Schools

Published 29 June 2021 by karen.mckay
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Throughout the month of June, in light of the discoveries of unmarked graves at Residential Schools, CELA has been featuring books to help educate us on the impacts of these institutions.

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Book cover for Speaking Our Truth by Monique Gray Smith. The image includes a photo of two hands holding each other with 5 smaller photographs laid alongside the hands.

Books for International Transgender Day of Visibility

Published 31 March 2021 by karen.mckay
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It's important for all of us to have access to stories that reflect our lives. For International Transgender Day of Visibility we are offering book suggestions for kids and teens, and other resources we found educational.

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Book cover of Being Jazz shows a young woman with long brown hair in a pink top and jean shorts. The title Being Jazz is superimposed in white across her body.

CELA thanks Government of Canada For Funding

Published 9 February 2021 by karen.mckay
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We are so pleased to announce that CELA received $3 million in funding from the Government of Canada Social Development Partnerships Program to be spent during our current fiscal year, 2020-2021.

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Amanda Leduc’s The Centaur’s Wife marks a milestone in accessible publishing

Published 28 January 2021 by karen.mckay
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The Centaur’s Wife will be published in all accessible and conventional formats simultaneously, thanks to a unique partnership between the author, Penguin Random House Canada Publishing and CELA and NNELS

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CELA and Penguin Random House Canada announce collaborative partnership

Published 19 January 2021 by karen.mckay
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Spooky stories for Halloween

Published 29 October 2020 by karen.mckay
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Halloween is a perfect time for digging into spooky stories. We chose 4 different titles which we featured on AMI and that are guaranteed to give you the shivers.

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GG Awards Celebrate CanLit during COVID.

Published 13 October 2020 by karen.mckay
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Covid has changed the fall awards season for the Governor General's Award for Literature. Find out how they are adapting.

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5 ways to support reading and learning for kids with print disabilities

Published 25 September 2020 by karen.mckay
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