Katherine Lawrence wins 2017 Moonbeam award

Katherine Lawrence (MFA in Writing '17) has won a 2017 Moonbeam Children's Book Award in the category of Children's Poetry for her young adult novel-in-verse, Stay (Coteau Books). The book takes readers into the heart and mind of a young girl on the verge of discovering an ancient truth. Lawrence is also the Saskatoon Public Library's 2017/18 writer-in-residence.

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards recognize exemplary children’s books and their creators, and support childhood literacy and life-long reading. The contest is open to authors, illustrators, and publishers of children’s books written in English or Spanish for the North American market.

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