Author Archives: KarenAutio
Review of Writing for Children and Young Adults (Updated 3rd Edition)
Writing for Children and Young Adults (3rd Edition) writing resource by Marion Crook inspires, educates, and motivates Continue reading
Kah-Lan wins Word Award
CWILL member Karen Autio has won the national 2016 Word Award for best children’s novel for Kah-Lan the Adventurous Sea Otter illustrated by Sheena Lott and published by Sono Nis Press. Karen is the acclaimed author of a trilogy of … Continue reading
Reading BC Books
CWILL BC’s list of set-in-BC children’s and young adult books is newly updated and posted here. You’ll find stories set everywhere from Sooke to Barkerville to Smithers. Happy reading!
Science Literacy Week Book Fair and First Book Canada at WORD Vancouver
At the Vancouver Aquarium’s inaugural Science Literacy Week Book Fair on Saturday, September 26, three CWILL authors, Karen Autio, Maggie De Vries, and Alex Van Tol gave presentations. Here are only a portion of the 50 science- and ocean-themed books … Continue reading
Sea Otter Dreams Come True
With my upcoming launch of Kah-Lan the Adventurous Sea Otter at the Vancouver Aquarium on September 26, I was invited to write a guest blog post on their Aquablog. Kah-Lan had its start at the Aquarium in 1985. Read on … Continue reading
Kah-Lan, the Adventurous Sea Otter Book Launches
Come celebrate Sea Otter Awareness Week, Science Literacy Week, and the launch of children’s author Karen Autio’s new book! Kah-Lan, the Adventurous Sea Otter The heroic travels of two dynamic and realistic sea otter characters are a wonderful introduction to … Continue reading
