November 2024
Run your own Starbooks Cafe to introduce your MYRCA books.
How it works: Set up tables divide your group up and sit at “Cafe” tables. Serve cookies and juice. Give each student a menu. Have a teachers move from table to table to present their Sundogs book. Use the quick overview from the MYRCA website. If teachers have read the books it is better as they are able to hype it up. Students record on their menu notes about the book, why they might like it. They rate the books as to which ones they are interested in reading. After the event the students signup for a MYRCA book and as they become available the library tech checks the list and passes it on to the next student so they are circulated quickly.
Download and print the pamphlets on the Resources page
September 2024
For the first time ever, we are going to attempt to host a giant online MYRCA trivia competition on the Blooket platform for both Sundogs and Northern Lights readers. It will take place in early April, so students have lots of time to read and prepare. Are your MYRCA club members using the journals located in the resources section of our website to keep track of their reading? The Blooket competition might be the perfect reason to try using the journals this year. More information will be shared as the event gets closer.
The 2025 MYRCA Pamphlet is now ready. We apologize for the delay
2025 MYRCA Pamphlet
MYRCA Junior
1-Year Position
What does a Junior MYRCA member do?
- Join in on select virtual MYRCA committee meetings: October 1, December 3, February 4 at 6pm. We would value your opinions on MYRCA initiatives and you could see how our committee runs.
- Read and discuss potential MYRCA contenders. You would have plenty to read!
- Recommend Canadian authors for young Manitoban readers!
- Help to plan our wind-up ceremony.
If you are selected to join the MYRCA committee as a junior member, we will contact you through the email you provide between June 5-8, 2024. Thank you for your interest!
Congratulations to our 2024 winners!
And….HERE ARE THE 2025 NOMINEES:
Apply to be part of our commimttee:
Thanks to all of you who have applied to be part of our committee! We have contacted the applicants already. Thanks for applying and good luck!
Celebrate your avid readers!
Any teachers, parents or librarians who would like to celebrate students who have read all 10 from the MYRCA list can download our certificates from our Resources page and congratulate them on their big achievement!
MYRCA ceremony update:
Thank you to everyone who participated in our survey of intent for the MYRCA Year-End Celebration. The response was overwhelming! Please check the email that you provided for further information about receiving tickets. The email will be sent by Sylvia Scott and have “MYRCA tickets” as the subject. Keep your eyes open for the email by Friday, February 9th at the latest.
Hello!
MYRCA is thrilled to announce their continued participation with Thin Air, the Winnipeg International Writer’s Festival. Since we share a passion for bringing readers and books together, we encourage you to support our local efforts and book an author visit during February, I LOVE TO READ MONTH.
Thin Air offers an affordable and easy way for schools to participate in hosting author events. As we all know, there is really no better way to create readers for life than to match up readers with their favorite authors in person! We encourage you to take full advantage of the MYRCA authors featured in this year’s line up.
Check out the exciting visits with listed authors here: Event: THIN AIR KIDS 2024THIN AIR KIDS 2024 | The Winnipeg International Writers Festival (thinairwinnipeg.ca)
This is also a great way for out of town schools to host an online visit and share in the fun!
Bookings are available through Thin Air: Book your THIN AIR KIDS 2024 Virtual Visits! (mailchi.mp)
To our valued voters!
MYRCA is dedicated to encourage the love of reading to the young people in Manitoba who are new and experienced readers. By giving students a choice to vote for their favorite Canadian books, MYRCA is proud to promote local authors. However, since the pandemic, we have been unable to meet in person. UNTIL NOW!
We are very excited to announce that we will be holding a very special in person event to celebrate our winning authors and give them a chance to visit with their reading audience in person. Schools and families who voted in last year’s award will be given first chance at attending this free event at the Gas Station Theater on April 26, 2024 from 10:30-12:30. Registration required.
Hello friends!
Just a quick update to let you all know that the MYRCA 2024 pamphlet has been revised. The MYRCA committee has decided to change the voting period for 2024 to April 12-19th 2024. This is because we are planning an exciting event at the end of April and may need a tiny bit more time to organize it! Stay tunes as we release more information.
Find our pamphlet on the Resources page.
Hello everyone!
The poster packs are now available at McNAlly Robinson booksellers on Grant Ave. A pack of 10 covers of listed nominees sells for $10.
If you require a very large order, and McNally is unable to provide it, please email myrcaward@gmail.com
The pamphlets are ready! You can find it on the Resources page.
2023 MYRCA winners
And here are your winners. Thanks to all who participated in the vote!
New 2024 Nominees
Check out our 2024 Sundog nominees and our 2024 Northern Lights nominees.
Voting is now closed.
Vote for your favorites: April 20- 29, 2023
Voting opens at midnight April 20th and will remain open until midnight April 29th.
Vote here : Sundogs
Vote here: Northern Lights
Find the Ballots and Voting Summaries on our Voting page under How to Vote!
April 2023
Get ready to vote!
Download and print your ballots available on the Voting page.
Check out the guide on how to run the vote!
February 2023 – I love to Read!
We’re very excited to announce that we’re partnering with THIN AIR KIDS this year! Throughout the month of February their make-your-own-adventure website will offer original videos from several of the writers on this year’s MYRCA list, so young readers can find out more about the MYRCA books they’re reading. The website is online 24/7 throughout February, and access is free. THIN AIR KIDS is also booking classroom visits (virtual &/or in-person) with featured MYRCA writers in the second half of February.
Thin Air Kids is also hosting in person readings for classes in grades K-9 and we encourage you to take advantage of this amazing opportunity during I love to Read Month!
Find more information at thinairwinnipeg.ca, or contact schoolprogram@thinairwinnipeg.ca.
Voting is now closed. Thanks to everyone who responded. We will announce the winners very soon!
Vote for the 2022 Sundogs
Vote for the 2022 Northern Lights
Click on the above links to enter your votes. Good luck to all the authors!
March 2022
It’s almost that time of year where young readers get to pick their favorite MYRCA books from the Sundogs and Northern Lights lists! What will they pick?
The link for the voting survey will be live here on April 21st until April 30th, 2022. So check back here after you have conducted the vote. But first you will need:
Students who have read 3-5 books may vote for their favorite title from the list.
Students who have read 6-9 may vote for 2 titles from the list.
Voting begins on April 21 and runs until April 30th, 2022. Check out our Voting page for more information.
Good luck to all the authors!
July 2, 2021
Hello readers!
At long last our new lists are here. We apologize profusely for the extended delay in getting the lists ready but, like everything related to 2020, it has been a long and difficult year for the MYRCA committee.
You will notice that there are only 9 books on each list this year, this is due, in part, to having to make some last minute changes. Instead of spending even more time going over replacement titles for ones that were deemed ineligible, we decided to go ahead and publish the list with only 9 options.
We will be back with 10 books on the lists next year.
Thank you all so much for your patience. We look forward to hearing your thoughts!
June 2021
We know that you are all anxiously waiting for the new lists to be announced. The MYRCA committee will be meeting on June 22 to decide on the new lists and we will update the website as soon as we can.
Thank you for your patience.
2021 MYRCA winner and Honour Book winners:
Sundogs category (grades 4-6)
Julia Nobel for The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane (Winner)
Natalie Corbett Sampson for No Girls Allowed (Honour Book)
Northern Lights category (grades 7-9)
Liane Shaw for The Stone Rainbow (winner)
Nicki Pau Preto for Crown of Feathers (Honour Book)
Congratulations!
And a huge thank you to all the schools who voted! We know what a difficult year it’s been and we are deeply grateful for your continued support.
Publishers:
We are currently sending out a submissions call for titles to consider for the 2022-2023 year.
If you would like to submit books for the 2023 MYRCA lists, please contact Jonine at northernlights.myrca@gmail.com for the full Submission Guidelines and for full details.
The submission deadline for this year is December 15, 2021.
If you can not meet this deadline, please contact Stephanie at the above email.
MYRCA 2023 Submission Guidelines
1. Books must be fiction written for young readers aged 9 to 15 (Grades4-9)
2. Books must be written by a Canadian born or a permanent resident ofCanada.
3. Books must be copyrighted two years prior to the date of the award.In other words, books for the 2023 MYRCA shortlist must have apublication date of 2021.
4. Reprints, re-issues and revised editions are not eligible.
5. Translations may be submitted in the year that the English edition ispublished.
6. High interest – Low vocabulary titles will not be considered.
Publishers are requested to send 3 reading copies of all books that fit these submission guidelines. Physical copies are preferred, with a few exceptions.
If you have any questions regarding the submission guidelines or in regard to submissions, again, please contact us at northernlights.myrca@gmail.com
Voting is now closed. Winners will be announced shortly! Join us on Instagram or Twitter for the lest news.
May 2021
Get ready to vote! On May 10th voting for the 2021 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Awards will begin. Head on over to the Voting page to retrieve your ballots and voting summaries.
The link will be live on May 10th, 2021 and will stay open until May 28th. Remember, you will need to know:
- How many times a book has been read.
2. How many votes each book has received.
In order to calculate the needed information: for every title check marked on the ballot (in the upper portion), sum up the tally in the Times Read column of the voting summary. For every title written down (on the lower portion of the ballot),sum up the tally under the Votes column of the voting summary.
When the summary is complete, click on the above link to enter your votes.
Thank you for participating and good luck to all our wonderful authors!
March 2021
We have heard from a number of parents, teachers and librarians who are concerned that their students and children have not had enough time to read the books and/or get their clubs going. We would like to support our readers and give them a little more time this year to enjoy the great selection of titles on the lists.
Therefore, the voting period has changed from its usual time slot to May.
The new voting dates are May 10, 2021 to May 28, 2021.
During the voting period teachers and librarians are encouraged to visit the MYRCA website to download the ballots and voting summary to calculate how many times a book has been read along with how many votes each book has received. Once you have the numbers, you may visit here and click on the link to record the votes for your school or library.
Should the Winnipeg Public Library and Headingly Library be open to the public during the voting period, readers may also vote in person in those locations. McNally Robinson will also have an in-person voting box to drop off your ballots.
Check out the voting page for all the details.
2022 List Launch
We know you are all anxiously awaiting the announcement of the 2022 lists. MYRCA will be ready to announce the new titles after the voting period ends in May. You can expect to hear from us in late June for the news with the titles for the Sundogs and Northern Lights lists.
We are preparing some fun interactive online activities so we hope you will join us then. With any luck, we will be able to have a launch in the early fall (if we can all see each other in person again) because we absolutely love to give away prizes!
So we thank you for all your patience with us this year. We are sending out all of our love and admiration for all that you are doing for our readers. This last year has been tough but we are very much looking forward to the day we can meet again in person.
Contest Winners
Hastings School
Laura Secord School
Learning from Home School.
Enjoy your visits with the authors!
October 1, 2020
Welcome back readers!
As the new school year gets underway, we have some exciting news to announce. You can enter to win one of three 30 minute Skype visits with authors Michelle Kadarusman, Tanya Lloyd Kyi or Colleen Nelson.
Simply post a photo of your MYRCA club with either Girl of the Southern Sea, Mya’s Strategy to Save the World or Spin and tag MYRCA and the author on social media between October 26th and December 23, 2020.
Winners will be picked by random draw on January 15th, 2021.
For full contest rules: #howdoyouMYRCA
July 2020
June 15th, 2020
We are thrilled to announce the winners and Honour Books for the 2020 MYRCA Award.
2020 MYRCA Sundogs winner: Crush by Svetlana Chmakova
2020 MYRCA Sundogs Honour Book: Coop the Great by Larry Verstraete
2020 MYRCA Northern Lights winner: No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen
2020 MYRCA Northern Lights Honour Book: Fake Blood by Whitney Gardner
May 5, 2020
Today is the day we release the titles of the 2021 MYRCA nominees. We hope you love them as much as we do.
2021 MYRCA Northern Lights nominees
Download the pamphlet by clicking here:
Hello Readers!
Voting is open now and will remain open until June 12th, 2020.
To enter your votes, click on the link below:
Vote HERE!
Voting is different this year thanks to the recent pandemic. Parents are encouraged to enter their children’s votes by using the above link. Please note, we will ask how many times has a book been read and how many votes a book has received. In the Times Read section, please list all the books your child has read. In the Votes section, please enter the choice your child has made regarding their winner.
A child who has read between 3-6 books may select one winner. A child who has read 6 -10 books may select two winners. Per list!
You can visit our Voting page for more information.
Thanks for participating. For up to the minute news, please sign up for our newsletter by entering your email in the Subscribe to our mailing list box on the right hand side of the screen.
February 2020
Hello readers!
We hope you are celebrating I love to Read month with some great Canadian titles. MYRCA is getting ready to for the beginning of the voting period and the ballots are now ready for downloading. Visit our Voting page for more information or download the ballots here:
2020 MYRCA Sundog Reader’s Ballot
2020 MYRCA Northern Lights Reader’s Ballot
In order to complete the survey, reporters will have to calculate how many times each book has been read and how many votes each book has received. for ease of reporting, we have included voting summaries to download:
2020 Northern Lights Voting Summary
Happy reading!
December 2019
We are fast approaching the end of the year and looking forward to I Love to Read month. MYRCA is hoping you have all signed up for IReadCanadian Day and we have big plans in January to help you get your hands on some great Canadian books for your kids! This January, post a photo of your students or children reading a MYRCA book and you can win one of 4 prize packs of 2019 list books. Remember to tag @myrcaward, the author and the publisher as well as #IreadCanadian for your chance to win.
November 2019
MYRCA would like to thank Colleen Nelson, Larry Verstraete and Kevin Sylvester for offering to Skype with our MYRCA clubs. Thank you also to all the schools who participated in the contest. Our winners were Ecole Varennes, Maple Leaf School and Elm Creek School and we look forward tos eeing some visit photos on social media! Conragtulations.
October 2019
Hello MYRCA fans! We have some exciting news to share! MYRCA has teamed up with Sundogs nominees Larry Verstraete and Kevin Sylvester as well as Northern Lights nominee Colleen Nelson to provide you with the chance to win a Skype or class visit with them!
the #howdoyouMYRCA contest opens on October 31st and all you have to do to enter is take a photo of your MYRCA club with Coop the Great, Mucus Myahem or Pulse Point. Tag @myrcaward and the author with the hashtag #howdoyouMYRCA and you are entered! Contest closes on November 30th and winners will be notified on or around December 4th via instant message.
MYRCA clubs may enter all three contests but may only win one visit.
Good luck!
September 2019
Welcome back to a new school year of MYRCA reading! We are busy getting ready to host Allan Stratton, winner of the 2019 MYRCA Northern Lights award. He will be joining us at the Royal Manitoba Theater Centre on September 30th in the afternoon. Eligible voting schools were contacted in June and have already confirmed their seats. Keep a look out in your inboxes for a follow-up email with more details and instructions. We look forward to seeing all of our readers there!
We are also very excited to announce that we have some new resources on our Resources page for you to use with your clubs. Thank you to Kathie MacIsaac for the ideas! We have a new Scavenger Hunt and a listing of this year’s MYRCA author websites. Coming soon, we will have a jeopardy game available for download.
If you want to keep up with all the MYRCA news, don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter. Just click the link on the side of the page!
June 11, 2019
MYRCA is now in the midst of planning our Award Ceremony for 2019. We are pleased to announce that Allan Stratton, winner in the Northern Lights category will be joining us this September to receive his award. Elm Creek School will be hosting the ceremony. MYRCA is partnering with Thin Air, The International Writer’s festival and we have secured a larger venue for this year. Save-the-date for September 30th, 2019 at the Royal Manitoba Theater Center! We will have lots of space for everyone who wants to come. Sign up for our newsletter to get all the details!
Questions? email: myrcawardceremony@gmail.com
May 7, 2019
The MYRCA committee would sincerely like to thank all of the people who came out to the MYRCA List Launch at McNally Robinson Booksellers last night. The event was a great success thanks to a very many number of special people:
Larry Verstraete, Heather Smith, Colleen Nelson and Nancy Chappell-Pollack for being our surprise guest authors who were gracious enough to talk about their novels and to sign books for all their fans!
McNally Robinson for being the great bookstore that they are. A huge thank you to John, Diane, Stephanie and Sabrina for all the hard work in preparing and hosting the event.
To all our publishers who support MYRCA by sending us books every year so that we may select annual lists. We couldn’t do it without you.
To all of our sponsors who are so essential in our work. Thank you!
And to all those teachers, teacher-librarians, librarians, parents and students who participate in MYRCA, we are eternally grateful.
We are happy to announce our new lists!
Check out the 2020 Sundogs page and the 2020 Northern Lights page for the complete lists.
For those of you wanting to book talk and promote our lists, check out our resources page for a ready-to-go 2020 MYRCA Nominees – Powerpoint and accompanying 2020 MYRCA Nominees blurbs.
We have MYRCA pamphlet ready for you to download. And personality quizzes ready to use for a quick end-of-year activity to encourage summer reading.
And lastly, thank you to all the members of the MYRCA committee who spend countless hours reading and discussing canlit books. They are the heart and soul of this organization and do it all as volunteers. Thank you for your dedication to literacy, you are making a difference.
Happy Reading!
April 22, 2019
Announcement
2019 MYRCA Sundogs winner: Svetlana Chmakova for Brave
2019 MYRCA Sundogs Honour Book: Gordon Korman for Restart
2019 MYRCA Northern Lights winner: Allan Stratton for The Way Back Home
2019 MYRCA Northern Lights Honour Book : Vikki Vansickle for The Winnowing
Congratulations!
Time to Vote!
Click on the link below to enter your voting results. The survey must be filled out by a teacher, teacher-librarian, librarian or parent of eligible voting readers. See our voting page for all the details.
Please note: readers must have read a minimum of 3 books to vote once and 6 books to vote twice (contrary to the instructions in the survey!). Readers can vote for both lists as long as they have read the minimum of three books on each list. Any questions may be sent to: myrcaward@gmail.com
Readers wishing to vote in person may visit any branch of the Winnipeg Public Library or McNally Robinson Booksellers to cast a ballot. Voting is open between March 18 – April 10, 2019.
Thank you for participating!
#MYRCAlovenotes
Congratulations to the winners of our MYRCA Love Notes contest:
Winnipeg Public Library’s Transcona Youth Advisory Council won a copy of Clutch by Heather Camlot
Dawson Trail School Library won a copy of Even the Darkest Stars by Heather Fawcett
February is I Love to Read month
To celebrate reading, teachers, parents or students are invited to enter our Love Notes contest. Win a MYRCA list book by downloading our #myrcalovenotes and filling out the heart with your favorite MYRCA character. Decorate your heart and take a photo, then post it to @MYRCAward ‘s Instagram or Twitter account using #MYRCAlovenotes. Tag the author to spread some added love!
Contest runs from February 1-28th, 2019 and is open to residents of Manitoba. Winner is selected by random draw and will be notified via direct message. Winners must pick up their prize at any branch of the Winnipeg Public Library before March 29th, 2019.
2 prizes available (approximate worth $20):
Even the Darkest Stars + Northern Lights poster pack
Clutch + Sundogs poster pack
Full contest rules available here.
Teachers!
Looking for some writing activities to do with your class? How about having your students write reviews about MYRCA books? Students can post their reviews on this very site! Go to our Sundogs or Northern Lights pages and click on the book covers. This will lead you to a page where your students can post their reviews.
December 2018
MYRCA would like to thank all of the schools who entered the #howdoyouMYRCA contest. The photos were creative and interesting and you can follow the hashtag to see all the entries. Congratulations to Nordale School who will be Skyping with Marina Cohen, South Pointe School who will be Skyping with Adrienne Kress and to Island Lakes School who will be Skyping with Heather Camlot
#howdoyouMYRCA ?
Teacher and librarians of MYRCA bookclubs are eligible to win one of three question and answer Skype visits with authors Marina Cohen, Heather Camlot and Adrienne Kress.
Enter by posting a photo of your MYRCA club with their books on social media, either Twitter or Instagram. Visit our contest page for all the details and rules.
MYRCA sends a huge thank you to Marina, Heather and Adrienne for their generosity! We can’t wait to see all of your posts!
MYRCA Books in a Box Winners
The MYRCA committee is very pleased to announce the winners of the MYRCA Books in Box Program. Our grant from the Thomas Sill Foundation was enough to cover not one but four schools and we are thrilled to be sending the following schools MYRCA books for the next three years in the hopes of expanding the awards into rural Manitoba.
St Augustine School, Brandon
Elkhorn School, Elkhorn
Starbuck School, Starbuck
Elm Creek School, Elm Creek
The Judging committee took into account the applicant’s plans to implement a MYRCA program, the value they placed on Canadian content, their interest in voting and their lack of access to bookstores.
MYRCA would like to thank all of the schools for applying. We understand the need for more books in schools and the budgetary constraints small school libraries face. We plan on continuing our efforts to find grants that will help us put books in your student’s hands. Check back with us often or follow us on Twitter or Instagram for all the latest news.
Poster Packs
The 2019 MYRCA Sundogs and MYRCA Northern Lights poster packs are now available at McNally Robinson Booksellers on Grant. Each set of 10 posters retails for $7 and there are a limited number at this time. Thank you for your patience!
2019 MYRCA Resources
The 2019 MYRCA Pamphlet is now ready to download and share, please fold it accordion style. You can find it and other resources on the Resources page. We are still working on printing bookmarks and poster packs which will soon be ready for sale at McNally Robinson Booksellers on Grant in Winnipeg. Thanks for your patience!
Books in a Box
The MYRCA committee is currently reviewing the Books in a Box applications. We received 33 applications and are thrilled with the response. It is heartbreaking to see how many schools need more books but we are happy to be able to provide the MYRCA list(s) to one rural school for the next three years. We will be applying for more grants and will hopefully be able to continue this great initiative. Please stay informed by signing up for our newsletter.
May 5, 2018
Today is the day! Celebrate Canadian Children’s Book Week by looking over our 2 brand new lists for the 2019 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Awards. The MYRCA Sundogs nominees are perfect for students in grades 4-6, if they read 3 books, they may vote once and if they read 6 or more, they may vote twice! For older students in grades 7-9, the MYRCA Northern Lights nominees has books for their interest level. Same voting rules apply.
We hope you love them as much as we do!
We would like to thank our many publishers who send us reading copies every year to help us select the lists. They make MYRCA possible and we are happy to promote them to all Manitoba schools.
April 16, 2018
We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2018 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award. Congratulations to Wesley King for his novel, OCDaniel!
We would also love to congratulate Honour Book Winners: Caroline Pignat for Shooter and Faith Erin Hicks for The Nameless City.
We look forward to meeting Welsey King in the fall when he will receive his award during Thin Air, The Winnipeg International Writer’s Festival.
April 12, 2018
Voting is now closed. check back soon to find out who is the winner!
March 21, 2018
Voting is now open for the 2018 Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Award and will run until April 11th, 2018.
Enter your votes here: VOTE NOW!
If you need ballots or Vote Summary to help calculate how many times a book has been read, just click on the links or visit our Voting page for more information.
We know you are all wondering about the results of our MYRCA Name It contest. We will be ready to announce the winners soon!
March 5th, 2018
With less than an hour to go before voting closes in the Name It contest, it has been a tight race between Purple Crocus/White Crocus and Dreamcatcher/Northern Lights. We would like to thank all of the people who suggested names and all of the voters for taking an interest in MYRCA. Paper ballots still need to be counted, they were available at McNally Robinson Booksellers, Headingly Library and all branches of the Winnipeg Public Library. Once we add those ballots to the online totals, we will announce the winning suggestions.
Stay tuned!
February 7th, 2018
Welcome to I Love to Read month! MYRCA is thrilled to announce that we have selected our top 5 choices for the Name It contest. Congratulations to Sheryl Hunnie, Niki Card, Sandy Welbergen, Darlene Bromley, Karen Kendrick, Karen Burkett and Kelly Wood for sending in their wonderful suggestions.
Please visit our Name It Contest page to vote for your favorite or visit McNally Robinson Booksellers, the Headingly Library or any branch of the Winnipeg Public Library to fill out a ballot. The voting phase closes on March 5th, 2018 so celebrate I Love to Read Month by naming our new awards!
January 17th, 2018
Hello readers! We are happy to report that we have received12 entries in our MYRCA Name It contest. The suggestion phase closes on February 2nd, so for those of your thinking of entering, please do so soon!
We also have some wonderful news to share with you. MYRCA has been given a grant by the Thomas Sill Foundation to promote MYRCA in our rural districts. We are currently looking for a school outside of Winnipeg to partner with who would be interested in running a MYRCA book club for the next 3 years and we will be able to provide you with list books (and shipping) at no charge. Fill out the application form on our Books in a Box page to be considered.
January 2nd, 2018
Happy New Year to all our readers! You can welcome 2018 by helping us to name our new awards! Simply visit our MYRCA name It! Contest page to view the contest rules and enter your suggestions. The contest is open to adults who teach or have children in grades 3-9. Librarians and Teacher-Librarians may also enter as long as they serve students in grades 3-9.
The MYRCA committee will select their 5 favorite suggestions (per award) and then the public is invited to vote for the names they love the best. So check back here often to see the progress. The winners of the vote will receive a complete set of 2019 MYRCA list books for their school, class, library or family.
Good luck to everyone! we look forward to reading all of your ideas!
Name it!
As you may have already heard, the MYRCA award will be expanding into two awards starting next year! One award will be geared for grades 4-6 with 10 books on the list, the other award will be for grades 7-9 and will also have 10 books on the list. Students who read a minimum of 3 books will be able to vote for their favorite. But, we need your help!
We need new names! What should we call our new awards? Well, looking around Canada for inspiration, there is the Forest of Reading in Ontario that uses tree names for their awards; examples include the Red Maple Award, Silver Birch Award and the White Pine Award. Over in Saskatchewan, they have the Willow Awards where they use the Shining Willow and the Diamond Willow to distinguish age groups. Farther west, we find the Rocky Mountain Award (Alberta) and the Red Cedar Award (B.C.). So there seems to be a trend in naming awards after trees and geographic features.
But the MYRCA directors have decided to leave it up to you! If you are a parent, teacher or librarian who has students in grades 3-9, we want to hear your suggestions! Starting January 2nd until February 2nd, 2018, eligible adults will be able to submit their children’s suggestions to the MYRCA committee via email. On February 7th, 2018, and through the rest of I Love to Read Month, students will be able to vote on their favorite names from a short list of 5 suggestions provided by you! On March 7th, we will announce the new names and award prizes for the winning suggestions.
The school/class/library or family who provided the winning suggestion will receive a complete set of the 2019 MYRCA list books. There will be one set of 10 books for the grades 4-6 list and one set of 10 books for the grades 7-9 list. Full contest details will be posted on www.myrca.ca for the duration of the contest.
We sincerely hope you will be able to come up with some fantastic ideas; we are ready and willing to consider them all. You can keep up to date on all the latest news by subscribing to our newsletter (the link is on your right), by following us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or by checking this website regularly. So stay in touch, it’s going to be a memorable year!
Changes are coming!
Hopefully you have already heard the good news through Winnipeg Public Library’s Reader’s Salon but if not… there is a big change coming to Manitoba for its young readers!
Lately, the MYRCA committee has noted the difficulty in finding appropriate titles for the full range of ages we serve. Students’ reading interests in grade 5 are vastly different than students in grade 8. The same holds true for their reading level. Having a long list of 18 books, MYRCA selectors have always hoped that there is something on it for everyone, but in reality, there are always a few books that are too “low” for the grade 8’s and too “high” for the grade 5’s.
With this in mind, MYRCA has decided that now is the time to change! Starting in 2019, MYRCA will offer two lists of 10 books each; one for grades 4-6 and one for grades 7-9. In this way we are expanding our readership into grades 4 and 9 and will be offering titles that are better suited to them. MYRCA voting system will remain the same, participants may vote once if they read 3 or more titles and twice if they read 6 or more. Teachers and librarians report this to be very motivating to their students, many will read “just one more” to get that extra vote. In these ways, MYRCA hopes to encourage all young people to become readers for life.
Although this change is still a year away, you can still participate in this year’s MYRCA. You can start reading the fantastic titles on the 2018 list of nominees in several ways. If you like good old-fashioned print books, Winnipeg Public Library has all of the titles in hardcover or paperback . If you live outside of Winnipeg, the technology-oriented can borrow the E-books through ELibraries Manitoba . If you need a great read-aloud for that long summer road trip, you can do that too! Kids only have to have read (or been read to) 3 nominees to be eligible to vote.
We hope you are all as excited as we are!
-Colette
Award Ceremony 2017
For 2017, Manitoban students chose Allan Stratton’s The Dogs as their favorite book. Our kids clearly have good taste; The Dogs has won both Saskatchewan’s Snow Willow Award and Ontario’s Forest of Reading’s Red Maple Award. This September, MYRCA together with Thin Air, the Winnipeg International Writer’s Festival have arranged to have Allan Stratton appear on their main and school stages. Young readers never forget meeting their favorite author and their energy is palpable. Schools whose students have voted are also invited to a special ceremony when Allan will receive his 2017 MYRCA Award, hosted by Lisa Ferguson’s students from Victor Mager School. Voting Schools received a save the date email in June and will receive confirmation email in September. Email myrcaward@gmail.com for more information.
Hope to see you there!
And the nominees are…
The new 2018 list is out! Check out the titles on our 2018 Nominees page . Congratulations to all the authors and publishers for giving us the opportunity to select from such high quality Canadian books. We hope you love them as much as we do!
Use our PowerPoint presentation to promote the list to your students: 2018 MYRCA Nominees
Print out our MYRCA pamphlet 2018 to promote the list in your school or library!
Drum roll please…
2017 MYRCA winner: the Dogs by Allan Stratton
2017 MYRCA Honour books: The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands and MiNRS by Kevin Sylvester
Congratulations!
April 13th, 2017
Voting is now closed for the 2017 MYRCA.
Stay tuned for the announcement of the winner!
Follow us on Twitter: @MyrcAward
Vote Now!
Voting for the 2017 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award is now open until April 12th, 2017.
Families may vote in person at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg or at any branch of the Winnipeg Public Library. CLICK HERE to find your nearest branch and hours of operation.
EBooks with ELibraries Manitoba
Do you live in rural Manitoba?
Do you need to get your MYRCA books read?
Are they all checked out at your local libraries?
MYRCA is proud to be partners with ELIbraries Manitoba and we are pleased to announce that they have purchased all the MYRCA titles that are available as Ebooks. Check out the links to the Ebooks on our 2017 Nominees page.
March 2017
Winners of the I love to Read Retweet to Win contest have been notified. Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest.
The 2017 MYRCA Reader Ballot is now available to download. Click on the link or find it under the Voting tab.
The 2017 MYRCA vote summary is also available to help you calculate how many times the 2017 Nominees have been read and how many votes they received.
Voting opens on March 20th, 2017. Watch this page for the online link to enter your votes.
February 2017
Celebrate I love to Read month by entering our 2017 MYRCA Nominees Retweet to Win Contest.
Visit and follow us @MyrcAward on Twitter. Watch for the “Retweet to Win” tweet and retweet it to your followers to be eligible to win.
Contest open to residents of Manitoba, over the age of 18.
Contest open until February 28, 2017. Winner will be notified via Twitter and must pick up the books in person at any branch of the Winnipeg Public Library by March 7th, 2017.
Prize packages are:
YA Pack: 1 copy each of We are all Made of Molecules, Prison Boy and Scorpion Rules. 30 MYRCA bookmarks and a Winnipeg Public Library bag.
Middle Grade Pack: 1 copy each of The Dogs, The Blackthorne Key and MiNRS. 30 MYRCA bookmarks and a Winnipeg Public Library bag.
Good luck!
September 2016
Welcome back to school teachers and students! We know you will have a wonderful reading year ahead of you with all the new MYRCA titles to enjoy. Check out the new list on our 2017 Nominees page!
A big thank you to all the great photos readers send in to us over the summer. Looks like the MYRCA list traveled far and wide this year! Follow us on Twitter to see all the exciting photos!
We are busy planning our 2016 MYRCA Award ceremony with special guest Kenneth Oppel. He will be receiving his award on Friday, September 30th at MTYP. Voting schools will be notified this week with info about how to get tickets. Check out our Awards page for the latest details.
We are very pleased to announce that we are partners with Thin Air, the Winnipeg International Writer’s Festival this year. They will be hosting 2016 MYRCA winner Kenneth Oppel and 2017 MYRCA nominee Kevin Sylvester on their school stages. Also appearing at the festival is Frank Viva, whose book Sea Change is a contender for the 2018 MYRCA list. We urge you all not to miss out on this incredible opportunity to visit with some of our Canadian literary stars.
MYRCA Books available as eBooks!
If you are heading out of town or staying in on a rainy day, you can download your favorite MYRCA titles as eBooks or audiobooks from Winnipeg Public Library’s Overdrive website, available for free with your Winnipeg Public library card.
If you are not a resident of Winnipeg but have a library card from your local Manitoba library, eLibraries Manitoba has some MYRCA titles available as eBooks to download as well.
Happy Readings!
June 15, 2016
We are busy making preparations for the 2016 Award Ceremony! Mr. Kenneth Oppel is confirmed as our special guest and will be hosted by the students from Beaumont School. The ceremony is by invitation only for students who have voted for the 2016 MYRCA. The ceremony will take place on Friday, September 30th, 2016.
This year, the MYRCA committee is proud to partner with Thin Air, The Winnipeg International Writer’s Festival who will also be hosting Ken Oppel on their school stages on Thursday, September 29th, 2016.
A “Save the Date” email was recently sent out to all the voting schools . There have been some issues with teachers/librarians who are not able to fill out the form. If you do not have a Google account and are having trouble with the form, please email myrcaward@gmail.com and we will take your information via email instead. Thank you!
May 26th, 2016
The nomination process for the 2016/2017 MYRCA committee is now closed. We had a lot of responses and are currently going through the applications. Candidates who applied will be emailed early next week.
Thank you all!
It’s here!
The 2017 nominees pamphlet is ready. Look for it on our resources page or download it here:
Open Call for Nominations
The MYRCA committee is currently looking for new members. If you are an adult who loves to read, have a professional interest in children’s literature and are available to attend monthly meetings, email us myrcaward@gmail.com for more information. Deadline for application is May 20th, 2017.
May 3rd, 2017
It’s been a very busy time for all of us here at the MYRCA committee. But, the new list has been announced! Visit our 2017 Nominees page for the list of nominees. We would like to thank all of our publishers who send us reading copies every year, making it possible for us to select the list.
Press release: MYRCA 2017 Nominees
Congratulations to all the nominees!
April 19th, 2016
It is with greatest pleasure that we announce the winner and honour books for the 2016 MYRCA Award. Congratulations!
April 14th, 2016
Voting for the 2016 MYRCA award is now closed.
Keep watching this space or follow us on Twitter for the big announcement. We will post the winner and honour books after we contact the authors.
Thanks for your participation. Voting school will be contacted for invitations to the Award Ceremony to be held in September.
Vote NOW!
Teachers and Parents: Enter your class or child’s vote by clicking on the Vote Now link above. You may only use the link once per IP address.
Voting will remain open until midnight April 13th, 2016.
Good luck to all our authors!
Get Ready to Vote!
If you are looking for the Readers’ Ballots and Voting summary, here they are:
March 2016
Attention readers!
The voting period is set to begin on March 21st and runs until April 13th, 2016. All children in grades 5-8, residents of Manitoba, may vote for their favorite Canadian book from the list of 2016 nominees. Readers who have read 3 or more may vote once, readers who have read 6 or more may vote twice and readers who have read 15 or more may vote three times.
Check our Voting Page for all the latest information.
Voting will be done online as it was last year. Parents and Teachers may log on to the link during the voting period to enter the votes. The link will be available on this page on March 21st, 2016. There is no need to pre-register.
Votes are also being taken in person in all branches of the Winnipeg Public Library and at McNally Robinson Booksellers on Grant during the voting period of March 21st to April 13th, 2016.
Votes will no longer be accepted after midnight on April 13th, 2016.
Only classes and families who vote during March 21st and April 13th will be invited to the 2016 Award Ceremony in September.
Please contact the MYRCA committee if you have any questions or concerns: myrcaward@gmail.com
Congratulations to the winners of the Retweet to Win Contest!
Lisa Carlson
and
Anne Freeth-Prud’homme
February is I Love to Read Month!
Celebrate I love to Read month by entering our
2016 MYRCA Nominees Retweet to Win Contest.
Visit and follow us @MyrcAward on Twitter and retweet the photos to win the books for your class or child.
Contest open to Residents of Manitoba, over the age of 18.
Contest open until February 22, 2016. Winner will be notified via Twitter and must pick up the books in person at any branch of the Winnipeg Public Library by February 26, 2016.
Prize packages are:
1 copy each of Outside In, The Boundless and Bye-Bye Evil Eye.
1 copy each of A Day in the Life of Total and Complete Genius, The Comic Book War and Missing in Paradise.
Good luck!
October 21-23, 2015
Enjoy the updated and corrected Powerpoint presented at the MYRCA Award Ceremony with updated pictures of our winners with Ace.
October 24, 2015
The #MYRCA25 ceremony was so much fun! More than 550 students from Winnipeg and Manitoba attended the glittering event at The MET. Ace Burpee served as Master of Ceremonies and interviewed our guest authors; Kelley Armstrong, Tom Earle and David Carroll. Hosting students did a fine job of their presentations and the book trailers they created were spectacular! Click on the link to view them:
Ultra Book Trailer by Hastings School
Home Ice Advantage Book Trailer by Bernie Wolfe Community School
Loki’s Wolves Book Trailer by Arborgate School
October 8th , 2015
We know that there are some disappointed readers out there, who aren’t able to make it to the Award Ceremony on the 22nd. But there is still a way to meet and greet with your favorite Canadian author at the Authors at the Round Table Dinner. David Carroll, Tom Earle and Kelley Armstrong will all be there along with current 2016 nominated authors Jennifer Dance and Larry Verstraete. It’s a great event for families and kids of all ages. Tickets are reasonably priced and you will have a different author sitting at your table during each course. Take advantage of this once in 25 years opportunity by clicking on the link below for tickets
Click here for tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/authors-at-the-roundtable-dinner-tickets-17143961049
September 29th, 2015
Well the good news is: our 25th Award Ceremony is full. All 600 seats are accounted for and we are looking forward to greeting all of our readers, local and winning authors, teachers, librarians and sponsors in person. We have a special guest lined up to be our Master of Ceremonies and it is none other than 103.1 Virgin Radio’s Ace Burpee. We know it will be an unforgettable day!
And the bad news is: if you were a voting school and did not receive our invitation, we are unable to accommodate any more requests for space at the ceremony. Email us at myrca@myrca.ca and we will put you on the priority list for next year’s ceremony along with our deepest apologies.
Thank you to all our voters out there. Thank you to our sponsors who have given us the financial backing to support all of you. Thank you to all the teachers and librarians who support literacy. Thanks to the Public Libraries who promote MYRCA to the masses and most of all thank you to the Publishers whose contributions to MYRCA make it possible to select a list every year. MYRCA has grown through all of your efforts and we recognize and appreciate you!
Happy Readings! Here’s to 25 more years!
September 17th, 2015
Stay tuned for some exciting news…we have confirmed a local celebrity to be our Master of Ceremonies for the Award Ceremony.
We can’t wait to tell you who it is!!!!
September 10th, 2015
We sent out the confirmation emails for the Award Ceremony and Workshops on Monday September 14th. There is a lot of interest this year and we are very thankful to our teachers and readers who are making an effort to be part of our Canadian Stories celebration. If you have not received your invitation, please email us at myrca@myrca.ca.
August 2015
Welcome to the new and improved MYRCA website!
We are very busy preparing for the fall. Here in Manitoba, October will be a very exciting month for young readers, authors, publishers, librarians, teachers and everyone who loves to read homegrown Canadian literature. Check out the Award Ceremonies page for all the details on who will be visiting and how you can participate. There is a little bit of something for everyone: be it a dinner, a conference or a book signing. We are most looking forward to awarding the 25th MYRCA to David Carroll and hosting our Honour Book winners Tom Earle and Kelley Armstrong. We are extremely grateful for all the support we have received from our Sponsors who have made generous contributions to our events. Be sure to save the date for the unforgettable memories about to be made!
July 2015
Check out the new resources on our 2016 Nominees page. You’ll find links to the available Teacher’s Guides for the 2016 MYRCA’s. Know of one that isn’t listed? Send us an email at myrca@myrca.ca to let us know and we’ll add it to the website.
June 2015
Voting schools have been notified to save their seats for the 2015 MYRCA Award Ceremony and the Millennium Library workshops on October 22, 2015.
MYRCA is pleased to announce that authors
David Carroll,
Tom Earle
and Kelley Armstrong
will all be in attendance for the ceremony and will conduct workshops at Millennium Library in the afternoon.
This year’s ceremony will be hosted by students from:
Arborgate School
Bernie Wolfe Community School
Hastings School.
Thank you for your support!
The events on Thursday October 22nd are by invitation only. If you would like to meet the #myrca25 authors, please consider attending the events with our partners.
Need Stickers?
Visit McNally Robinson Booksellers to get your sticker pack or ORDER NOW from the committee. Each pack has 18 red nominee stickers, 2 silver honour book stickers and 1 gold winner sticker and sells for $4. Perfect for tagging the books in your collection!
May 2015
We have heard your concerns! In our recent voting survey, teachers remarked how raising the minimum amount of books to read from 3 to 5 had a negative effect on some book clubs. In response, the MYRCA committee would like to announce new voting rules this year. The more nominees you read, the more times you can vote.
3 books = 1 vote
6 books = 2 votes
15+ books = 3 votes
In this way, we hope to encourage all young readers to participate. Thank you to everyone for your feedback! If you have any questions or would like to comment on the new voting rules, please visit the voting tab or click here.
April 2015
It is our greatest pleasure to announce the:
2015 MYRCA Award winner:
Ultra by David Carroll
Congratulations to the honour book winners:
Home Ice Advantage by Tom Earle
Loki’s Wolves by K. L. Armstrong and M. A. Marr
Click on the above book covers to leave a congratulatory message!
Social Media Links:
Twitter: @MyrcAward
Facebook: facebook
Instagram : MyrcAward.
February 9th, 2015
Happy I Love to Read month to all our wonderful readers! We hope you will find time to get your 5 books read from the 2015 list. Voting begins in just 6 weeks! This year, voting will be done through an online survey. Students and children in grades 5-8, residents of Manitoba, can use the 2015 Reader’s Ballot to check off which books they’ve read and write in the title of the one they choose as the winner. Teachers and parents can use the 2015 Vote Summary to calculate the one they choose as the winner. Paper ballots can also be submitted in any branch of the Winnipeg Public Library or at McNally Robinson’s on Grant. Official ballots will be accepted between March 18th until April 4th, 2015.
December 9th, 2014
We are very happy to announce some exciting news: there is now a brand new MYRCA Bookclub at West Kildonan Library located at 365 Jefferson ave! Tweens who are available every 2nd Thursday of the month and interested in joining can call the branch at 204-986-4389 to register. Welcome to the MYRCA family!
November 4th, 2014
Teachers: we hope you had a chance to visit our table at SAGE. We gave away 3 large prize packs of books to Darcie Kiene, Lisa Weremy and Zoya Osipova for creating tweets for #MYRCA25. Join us on Twitter @MyrcAward to view their winning entries!
Congratulations!
October 15th, 2014
In honor of our upcoming 25th anniversary, follow us on Twitter @MyrcAward for our new #Throw Back Thursday tweets. Every other week, enjoy a Committee selected favorite from our archives. Retweet your favorites with #MYRCA25.
October 1, 2014
The 2015 Pamphlet with this year’s nominees is now available under the Resources tab.
September 26th, 2014
The 2014 MYRCA Award ceremony was a huge success thanks to all of our wonderful voters. École St-Avila debuted the Official Booktrailers for the 2015 list.
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch was delighted with her award and was gracious enough to sign bookmarks for every student in attendance.
Thanks Marsha and Congratulations!
For more photos of today’s ceremony click HERE
Sept. 15, 2014
The 2015 Myrca Powerpoint has been updated with the “also nominated” stickers.
July 30, 2014
Looking for ways to promote the 2015 MYRCA? Check out and download the 2015 25th anniversary MYRCA nominee poster found under the Resources Tab.
June 12, 2014
The MYRCA Committee would like to thank Ecole Saint-Avila for graciously volunteering to create the official booktrailers for the 2015 list of Nominees. They will be launched at the 2014 Award Ceremony which will also honor Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch’s book Making Bombs for Hitler. The students will also act as MC’s for the event and present Marsha with her award on behalf of all the readers in Manitoba. Thank you so much Ecole Saint Avila!
June 10, 2014
We are currently looking for a school willing to create book trailers for the 2015 nominees. We will proudly show them at the award ceremony in the fall. If you are interested, please email us at myrca@myrca.ca June 9, 2014 We have now updated our 2015 nominees page. You can share your thoughts by clicking on the book cover to leave a comment for other readers and/or the authors. Comments are moderated and may not appear right away. You can also view our Powerpoint of the 2015 nominees under the Resources tab or click here. May 2014
It is our greatest pleasure to announce:
Winner of the 2014 MYRCA
Making Bombs for Hitler by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Click on the cover to leave a congratulatory message!
2014 MYRCA Honour Books
Small Medium at Large by Joanne Levy
Congratulations to all!
Leave a message for our honour book authors by clicking the above titles.
Monday, April 14, 2014 Voting is officially closed, thank you to all voters! We are very busy counting all those ballots… Please continue to check back for news about the winner. We will post A.S.A.P. Promise! In the meantime, click on the book covers of the current nominees to view the comments. You may be surprised at some of the entries! We are still accepting comments…tell us what you think! Who do you think will win? Follow us on Twitter @MyrcAward Good luck to all the authors! April 9th, 2014 Today is the last day to vote for the 2014 winner. Please return your completed vote summary by midnight tonight! Thanks!
Find the voting booth in the Children’s Section
in McNally Robinson Booksellers on Grant!
April 2014 Just look at what our friends at Acadia Jr. High have been up to…creating a butterfly including all but a few nominees since 1992! Amazing work!
March 17th, 2014
Time to start voting! If you have read 5 from the 2013 list of nominees and are a student living in Manitoba, between grades 5-8, it is time! You can vote through your school library, in any branch of the Winnipeg Public Library or (new this year) at McNally Robinson’s on Grant. You have until April 9th (midnight) to vote! Be sure to check out of the reader’s comments of your favorites; you can see them by clicking on the book cover. Tell us who is your favorite on Twitter using @MyrcAward. Happy Reading and Good Luck to all the authors! February News: I Love to Read Month Only 2 months left before the big Vote! The voting period this year will begin March 17th and will run until April 9th, 2014. Check under the Voting Tab for the latest instructions. All students in grades 5-8 may vote as long as they are residents of Manitoba and have read, or heard read 5 titles from the 2014 Nominated List. Happy reading! December News Thank you readers! Your comments have been pouring in lately. To view them: visit the 2014 Nominnees page and click on the book cover, it will open a new page where you may add your thoughts. November News 2013 M.Y.R.C.A. is pleased to announce that we are now on Facebook. Please like our page! October News Congratulations to the following schools who received copies of the MYRCA list due to the generous support of the Winnipeg Jets True North Foundation Grant. We are happy to welcome these schools as new MYRCA voting schools for 2014!
Norquay
Elm Creek
Mackenzie Middle School
Ecole Lacerte
Lt Col Barker
Isaac Beaulieu
September 2013 Enjoy the phenomenal 2014 MYRCA booktrailers, created by the talented students of Linden Meadows School for the 2013 Award Ceremony. Wonderful job! September 27,2013 The Myrca committee is very proud to have hosted a wonderful Award Ceremony and would like to congratulate Chris McMahen, winner of the 2013 Myrca Award. September 2013 Teachers…watch your in-boxes for this blue MYRCA flyer…see if you qualify to win Myrca List Books for your school! Friday, June 21, 2013 Why not make reading Myrca titles a part of your summer road trip? http://winnipegpublibrary.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/tween-road-trip-survival-guide/ Wednesday, May 1, 2013 List of 2014 MYRCA nominees is now available. MYRCA press release April 2013 Tuesday, April 24, 2013 2013 WINNERS ANNOUNCED! Box of Shocks by Chris McMahen wins the 2013 MYRCA, 2013 Honour Book awards go to Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier and Undergrounders by David Skuy. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Voting for the 2013 MYRCA winner closes today April 10, 2013. Make sure your vote counts by submitting it no later than midnight tonight. Check out the Voting tab for everything you need to participate in the 2013 vote. Sunday, February 24, 2013 Congratulations to the following schools who received copies of the MYRCA list due to the generous support of the Winnipeg Jets True North Foundation Grant. We are happy to welcome these schools as new MYRCA voting schools for 2013! Brant Argyle Ecole Saint-Malo Joe A. Ross School New Era Oscar Lathlin Ralph Brown Roblin Elementary Wellington School Westgrove Weston West St. Paul School October 18, 2012 Now available on YouTube – a video presentation of trailers of the MYRCA 2013 nominees created by students from Acadia Junior High for the MYRCA 2012 award ceremony on September 28, 2012. Friday, September 28, 2012 MYRCA 2012 Award ceremony – MYRCA teams up with the Thin Air Winnipeg International Writers’ Festival at MTYP to celebrate Susin Nielsen and her MYRCA 2012 winning novel Dear George Clooney Please Marry My Mom. Attendance at the award ceremony is by invitation only and is limited to Manitoba young readers who participated in the current year’s vote. Thin Air is featuring Susin Nielsen in its school programs. Tuesday, September 25, 2012 The Winnipeg Children’s Literature Roundtable invites you to attend its annual MYRCA dinner with guest speaker author Susin Nielsen. Please see attached flyer. Everyone is welcome to attend. Monday, June 18, 2012 MYRCA is one of 44 local children’s charities to receive a grant from the Winnipeg Jets True North Foundation Stay tuned for project details and participants. Tuesday, May 8, 2012 MYRCA announces it list of MYRCA 2013 nominees.