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The Alexander Writers Centre Mentorship Program

The Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society (AWCS) has opened a Call for Applications for Own Voices Alberta 2021, a mentorship program for BIPOC writers in Alberta who are at the start of their literary journey. More information and links to forms…

Madeline Antony
February 13, 2021
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Author Feature: Sylv Chiang

How did you end up being the author of children’s books? I’ve always loved to read and write. In Grade One I said that I was going to be an author when I grew up. I used to write for…

Madeline Antony
February 9, 2021

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Author Feature: Angela Ahn

What path brought you to being an author? Like most people who majored in English, I had passing dreams of writing a book. It mostly involved thinking about a great opening line, writing it down and then doing nothing…

Madeline Antony
February 2, 2021

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The Next Page YYC Physical Book Drive

We are very excited to announce that we have partnered with our regular book supplier, The Next Page, as our second physical book drive location. We want to make the donation process as personalized as possible and we hope that…

Inclusive Literature Initiative
October 2, 2020

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ILI Quarterly Review: Letter from the Team

Hello I.L.I. community, My name is Madeline Antony, and as the co-founder of I.L.I I wanted to give a quick summary of what we have accomplished as a community thus far – and what is coming next for I.L.I. We…

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Shelf Life Physical Book Drive

An exciting announcement! The Inclusive Literature Initiative has partnered with Shelf Life Books to start a physical book donation option. We wanted to give our amazing community of supporters the chance to choose the book(s) that would be brought to…

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Author Features: Tahira Karim

Meet Tahira Karim, the second author of our feature series and the mind behind “Doing What We Want: An Alphabet Book for Girls.” Read below to find out more about Tahira and her work. How did you end up being…

Inclusive Literature Initiative
September 22, 2020

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Time for Nominations

As you all know, Covid has changed a lot of plans and I.L.I. is no exception. The original plan was to donate to three schools bringing books into each classroom. However, with the confusion of this school year, we have…

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Author Features: Ayesha Clough

Meet Ayesha Clough, author of ‘Howdy, I am John Ware,’ one of the books we were fortunate enough to donate this September. Read on to learn more about her and her work. How did you end up being the author…

Inclusive Literature Initiative
September 18, 2020

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“How Can Parents Make Their Kids Understand How to be Anti-Racist?”

Ibram X. Kendi and Renee Watson, both authors of popular children’s stories, talk with npr’s Noel King about “How can parents make their kids understand how to be anti-racist?” During it they emphasize the importance of reading, “You can use…

Madeline Antony
July 21, 2020